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  1. Chris Koester @[email protected] ·

    One of the oldest known “windows”

    Light opening (center of image) above the entrance to the passage at Newgrange.
    For a few days around the winter solstice, a ray of light shines through this opening into the chamber at the end of the passage at sunrise.

    May 2014

    #Newgrange #PassageTomb #Boyne #SiAnBhru #CountyMeath #Ireland #Neolithic #Neolithicperiod #wintersolstice #sunrise #solstice #Irland #Neolithikum #Jungsteinzeit #passage #Wintersonnenwende #Sonnenaufgang #FensterFreitag

    #newgrange #passagetomb #boyne #sianbhru #countymeath #ireland
  2. 1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻 @[email protected] ·

    `The grand-daughter of #Lir, god of the sea, #Sinann, visited a well, variously named the well of Segáis and Connla`s well. She ate the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge, although she knew it was forbidden. As a result, the waters of the well rose up, carrying her out to sea and drowning her there.` This way she created the river #Shannon.
    Source: Ali Isaac
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    RT @NeuKelte
    #Celtic #WyrdWednesday: `Connla’s well is the source of the River #Boyne, which is now known as Trinity Well. #Boann went there seeking knowledge…
    twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/16

    #lir #sinann #shannon #celtic #wyrdwednesday #boyne
  3. 1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻 @[email protected] ·

    `The grand-daughter of #Lir, god of the sea, #Sinann, visited a well, variously named the well of Segáis and Connla`s well. She ate the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge, although she knew it was forbidden. As a result, the waters of the well rose up, carrying her out to sea and drowning her there.` This way she created the river #Shannon.
    Source: Ali Isaac
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    RT @NeuKelte
    #Celtic #WyrdWednesday: `Connla’s well is the source of the River #Boyne, which is now known as Trinity Well. #Boann went there seeking knowledge…
    twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/16

    #lir #sinann #shannon #celtic #wyrdwednesday #boyne
  4. 1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻 @[email protected] ·

    `The grand-daughter of #Lir, god of the sea, #Sinann, visited a well, variously named the well of Segáis and Connla`s well. She ate the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge, although she knew it was forbidden. As a result, the waters of the well rose up, carrying her out to sea and drowning her there.` This way she created the river #Shannon.
    Source: Ali Isaac
    ---
    RT @NeuKelte
    #Celtic #WyrdWednesday: `Connla’s well is the source of the River #Boyne, which is now known as Trinity Well. #Boann went there seeking knowledge…
    twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/16

    #boann #boyne #wyrdwednesday #celtic #shannon #sinann