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1 posted on 02/25/2006 10:44:56 AM PST by blam
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To: SunkenCiv

GGG Ping.


2 posted on 02/25/2006 10:45:27 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Instead of hiding from the vikings is it possible they stored their vegetables there?

Sounds like a good old fashioned "cave" we used to have on the farm.


5 posted on 02/25/2006 10:53:05 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Seeking the truth here folks.)
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Hiding when the Vikings came to town seems like a very good idea.


6 posted on 02/25/2006 10:55:38 AM PST by Supernatural (Lay me doon in the caul caul groon, whaur afore monie mair huv gaun)
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To: blam

bump


7 posted on 02/25/2006 10:55:43 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: blam

I thought the Vikings were peace loving seafarers who only wished to trade with their neighbors. Why would anyone want to hide from them?


8 posted on 02/25/2006 10:59:39 AM PST by riker7 ("I'm frightened beyond the capacity for rational thought")
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To: blam

I thought the Vikings were peace loving seafarers who only wished to trade with their neighbors. Why would anyone want to hide from them?


10 posted on 02/25/2006 11:06:22 AM PST by riker7 ("I'm frightened beyond the capacity for rational thought")
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To: blam

Because of a trip I took to Ireland in 2001, I am the grateful recipient of a beautiful bi-monthly publication called "Ireland of the Welcomes".

In the most recent issue there is a long article about Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth -- three 5000 year old stone age burial sites north of Dublin. Apparently, Newgrange is also an astronomical site, built in the stone age to mark the shortest day of the year.

Newgrange has a slit in the ground that focuses a sunbeam on the day of the winter solstice against the back wall of this long tunnel. Dec. 21 or 22 is the only day of the year when the sun can penetrate the tunnel and fall on the wall at the end.

These burial mounds are quite elaborate and decorated with many spirals and other figures of ornamentation. They were built by stone age people long before the pyramids of Egypt without the help of metal tools.

The article was fascinating, and I am sorry that Newgrange was not on our tour.


12 posted on 02/25/2006 11:47:39 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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Knowth


Newgrange interior.


The Winter Solstice sun illuminating the quartz wall. I don't know if this will flash, but if you go to the Knowth link above, you can see this photo in action.


Famous Irish megalithic tri-spirals seen in the cave.

13 posted on 02/25/2006 12:10:00 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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The mound is circled with 97 enormous stones. To keep them apart, they all have a number nowadays. The entrance stone (stone number 1) is richly decorated, but this one, number 52 or so, is almost as beautiful.
17 posted on 02/25/2006 1:17:36 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: blam
Go here for a tour of some of the tombs -- very well done Click
18 posted on 02/25/2006 1:44:20 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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Thanks Blam.

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47 posted on 02/25/2006 6:38:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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I know Vikings invaded what is now Ireland. Those Celtic artifacts look similar to Anasazi artifacts.


48 posted on 02/25/2006 6:47:57 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Proud bunny hater and killer)
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49 posted on 02/25/2006 6:50:16 PM PST by Fintan (See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
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To: Happygal

Great place to hide out from work!


51 posted on 02/25/2006 7:31:08 PM PST by JennysCool (Islam: Scientology with Scimitars.)
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To: blam
As I was reading this thoughts came to mind of the history and legends of the Irish in their back groud of story telling some would be a boogieman type etc.

But they being a brave and courageous type folks who I beleive as well as the whole of UK being descendance of tribe of Israel "NOT to confuse with British Israelite distorted version of today!", but as history unfolds I am sure we will learn the correct untarnish truth.

58 posted on 02/25/2006 8:14:15 PM PST by restornu (words of Zenock to be crucified, of Neum to be buried in a sepulcher,of Zenos three days of darknes)
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To: blam

I thought these were where the faires & goblins lived....


61 posted on 02/26/2006 10:05:13 AM PST by FeliciaCat (I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet.)
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Pinging me Irish list.


65 posted on 02/27/2006 1:35:43 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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