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Tara is also clearly visible from Tlachtga and Tara
is also associated with the celebration of Samhain. The Stone Age Mound
of the Hostages is also aligned with the Samhain sun rise. The following
image was photographed by Martin Dier, it
shows the sunbeam illuminating the back of the chamber. The illumination is
impaired by the modern gate at the entrance of the passage.

Samhain Sunrise illuminates the back of the Mound of the Hostages -
Hill of Tara.

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Tlachtga: Celtic Fire Festival by
John Gilroy.
Tlachtga was the centre of the Great Fire Festival that signalled the onset of
winter. The rituals and ceremonies carried out here by the pre-Christian Irish,
offered assurances to the people that the powers of darkness would be overcome,
and the powers of light and life would, once again, be in the ascendancy. This
was the place where the Celtic sungod was celebrated at the year's end.
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Boyne Valley Tours
Private Tour with pick up and return to your accommodation.
Newgrange World Heritage site, the 10th century High Crosses at Monasterboice,
Hill of Tara the seat of the High Kings, Bective Abbey and Trim Castle
the largest Norman castle in Ireland
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