This week’s header image on le craic

This week’s header image is a digital painting showing part of the pattern on the entrance stone to Newgrange, Co. Meath.

“Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Newgrange was constructed over 5,000 years ago by a farming community that prospered on the rich lands of the Boyne Valley.”

Every year, the inner chamber of the tomb is lit up during the Winter Solstice. This year, the Winter Solstice took place on on December 21st. A lucky handful of people are selected in a lottery to be inside the chamber to witness the magnificent event. The gradual spreading of light into the chamber marks the end of the longest day of the year. It marks the beginning of the end of winter and brighter days ahead.

Here’s to brighter days for us all.

[Newgrange]