Newry News and Irish Fun
‘It wus in the days of Oisin, an’ Patrick was sore tormented for iverything that he’d be buildin’ on the Brague wud be down in the mornin’.
An’ Oisin wus jist back from the lan’ of niver die, where he might have been livin’ still, only that he liked Ireland better. An’ that’s that.
Though we are happily not aware of it most of the time, we are all familiar with parasites living in our bodies – especially, as now, in winter, when it seems we are constantly assaulted with a host of viruses and bacteria living off us.
The Children of Lir legend is of particular interest to the people of South Armagh since the Palace of Lir was located hereabouts, South Armagh, in the townland of Armaghbrague and reputedly about a mile from the present day Newtownhamilton.
The most recent Ice Age, which lasted in this region from c.30,000-12,000 years B.P. not only determined the topographical character up to the present, but eradicated almost all archaeological evidence of earlier habitation.
I know that a great many of you are as fascinated as I am with the Universe beyond this tiny speck of it we occupy. Have a look at this supurb video clip!
Because of the mitochondrial DNA genetic inheritance of the female line (previous article – with caveats) it is possible for scientists/anthropologists/ geneticists to trace back thousands of years in their search for the origins of races of people.
For me it is frankly inconceivable that tourists to
The photograph shows Newgrange where the first rays penetrate deep within to the very basin stone that was the last resting place of the great leaders of that ancient society. The great mound covers a single tomb consisting of a long passage and a cross-shaped chamber. At 5,000 years old its construction pre-dates the pyramids of
The Guided Tour brings you also to the nearby Knowth and Dowth. At Knowth for example, within the mound a specially-designed room allows visitors to see down the eastern passage. The room’s main focus is a huge ditch built in the early Christian era. There are many souterrains and the surviving foundations of an Early Christian house. There are of course, examples of Neolithic artwork. Ceremony and settlement existed at Br
