Segment 1- Mindie
Welcome to Episode 14 of the Thin Places Travel podcast. This episode is a follow up to episode 13 where I interviewed Irish ancient monument expert, Anthony Murphy. Anthony is a husband and father of five who currently works full time as a journalist. He spends a portion of his free time examining, studying and photographing the ancient monuments in the Boyne Valley – a World Heritage Site. This Valley is not too far from where Anthony lives and if you follow his facebook page – Mythical Ireland, you'll see that he gets out quite often to photograph the area at various stages of daylight and twilight throughout the changing seasons of the year.
In July of this year – 2018, Anthony and a friend were in the Boyne Valley doing some arial photography with drones. Anthony was able to see a previously undiscovered henge and two smaller mounds in a farmer's field. The postholes were only evident because of the recent drought that Ireland had suffered. Anthony reported his findings and shared the videos with local television and by the next morning, his discovery had moved around the world – featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, NPR Radio and Time magazine.
In this interview Anthony shares information about the discovery and what it possible tells us about the ancient people who lived there.
Anthony Murphy on NEW henge discovery
Video that captures the new discovery
THE NEW HENGE OF NEWGRANGE - A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME DISCOVERY
Additional video regarding the new discovery
THE NEWGRANGE HENGE: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE ASTRONOMICAL ALIGNMENT
Mythical Ireland - Anthony Murphy – website
Mythical Ireland: New Light on the Ancient Past New book by Anthony Murphy (amazon ink) For autographed copy, purchase from Anthony's website https://www.mythicalireland.com/
The New Henge of Newgrange: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Discovery – blog post by Anthony Murphy on the new henge he and a friend discovered in July 2018
Anthony Murphy YouTube Channel – Mythical ireland
Anthony Murphy Amazon Author Page
Mythical Ireland Facebook Page
Newgrange and Bru na Boinne – World Heritage Site
SEGMENT 5 - CONCLUDE
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