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-The history of Ireland is shrouded in mystery. According to Irish-Celtic mythology, the earliest inhabitants were the Tuatha Dé Danann. These early people reportedly constructed Newgrange in County Meath as a burial place for their chief, Dagda Mor.
+== Today's featured content is '''Cemetery Records'''. ==
-Newgrange is one of the best examples in Ireland and Western Europe of a passage-grave or passage-tomb, which is illuminated each year precisely at the time of the Winter Solstice. It is an astronomical fact that at certain times during its 19-year cycle, the Moon shares the same declination, and therefore the same rising azimuth, as the midwinter sunrise. Therefore, there are times during the Moon’s cycle when it too is visible inside Newgrange.
+Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service, occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. Read more...
-Newgrange was constructed about 3200 BC, making it 600 years older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt and 1000 years more ancient than Stonehenge. It sits on the top of an elongated ridge within a bend in the Boyne River about five miles west of the town of Drogheda. The entire mound contains an estimated 200,000 tons of material, and its construction would indicate the presence of master builders with an intricate knowledge of astronomy. The stone passage, chamber, and corbelled roof of Newgrange were constructed without the use of mortar. The addition of grooves onto the top surface of the passage roof stones shows that the builders were aware of the need to redirect water seepage from the cairn and therefore keep the passage water-proofed.
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-Legend tells us that the foundations of Christianity were laid here at Newgrange. And archeologists have discovered at least 21 Roman coins and pendants at the site that are in mint condition.
+== Did You Know? ==
-[[Category: Ireland]]
+Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, and this name was given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” The second name was Land at the Limit of the World, and the third name was Noble Island. In the time of the "Firbolg" it had this name on it. The fourth name was Eire, and this is from the name of the queen of the Tuatha De Danann, that is to say Fodhla and Banbha. The next name was Inis Fail, the Island of Stone, which is the stone of destiny that the Tuatha De Danann brought with them. It is a tabu-stone, for it used to roar under the person fit to be king when the assembly of the men of the island met at Tara. The next name was Isle of Mists, and the next was Scotia. The next name was Hibernia, and after that Irlanda. This means the land of Ir, who was the son of Mile, and he was the first man of that clan to be buried on the island. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land.
+== <br>Useful Websites ==
+National Library of Ireland
+GenUKI
+Irish Origins<br> Seanruad<br> General Register Office of Ireland<br>http://www.failteromhat.com/
+[[Category:Ireland]]