Winter Solstice, Newgrange, 21st December 2021

22 December 2021

Meath Civil Defence volunteers provided medical and ambulance cover at yesterday morning’s winter solstice in Newgrange. While the sun didn’t light the chamber there was still great pageantry and celebrations.

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