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The Book of Tara by Michael Slavin

The Book of Tara by Michael Slavin. A well presented book covering the Neolithic period Mound of the Hostages, the Celts who were responsible for most of the earth works on Tara, Myth & Legends of Tara and the current landscape. Michael lives at Tara and his enthusiasm and love of the place jumps from the pages.

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The Mound of the Hostages, Tara by Muiris O’Sullivan.

Report published on 2005 by Muiris O’Sullivan on the archaeological excavations at the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of Tara. The excavations were directed initially by Sean P. O Riordain, who spent two summers at the site (1955 and 1956), and were completed in a third season during the summer of 1959 by Ruaidhri de Valera.  More...

The Mound of the Hostages, Tara




The Boyne - A Valley of Kings by Henry Boylan

The Boyne - A Valley of Kings by Henry Boylan. The author follows the course of the river Boyne, taking the reader on visits to the famous sites and ancient monuments at Newgrange, Tara, Kells, Monasterboice etc and giving a fascinating and lively narrative on the people, events and legends of the area.

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Treasures of the Boyne Valley by Peter Harbison. Well presented book on the Boyne Valley, covering it's history, the landscape and the peoples who have left their imprint since pre-history. The section on Newgrange and the other stone age sites of the Boyne Valley comprises 24 pages.

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The Princes of Ireland

The Princes of Ireland is a novel which begins in tribal, pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the mighty High Kings at Tara.

The prologue to the novel sets the scene of ancient Ireland with the winter solstice at Newgrange the centrepiece.

     





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Irish Symbols of 3500 BC by N. L. Thomas. The inscriptions on the megalithic stones at Newgrange, Knowth, Fourknocks and Loughcrew are investigated by the engineer Dr. Neil L. Thomas. He presents the stones as calendars for a 16 month year with 22 or 23 days per month and 8 annual solar and seasonal events.

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Irish Symbols of 3500 BC by N. L. Thomas



Atlantis from a Geographer's Perspective by Ulf Erlingsson

Atlantis from a Geographer's Perspective by Ulf Erlingsson. The author puts forward the case that Plato based the geographic description of Atlantis on Ireland. Ancient Irish places such as Newgrange and Tara feature in the mapping of the Fairy Land.

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