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Published October 31 2009

Newgrange


Newgrange, known as Bru na Boinne, or Palace of the Boyne, was built by Neolithic people about 5,000 years ago. The window at center lets in a ray of dawn light just before 9 a.m. each Dec. 21, as long as the sky is clear.