Talk:Brú na Bóinne

Brú na Bóinne
Changed the wording of "hostel/mansion/palace on the Boyne" to "Palace on the Boyne" as its a more accurate rendering of the term. Fergananim I am a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology. I see it as an observatory to observe the Summer Solstice on June 21, and the Winter Solstice on December 21. I first visited the site in 1978 while doing field work for my doctorate. I have created a scaled model of it on my farm in upstate New York. It was first created prior to 3200 B.C.E, and is carbon dated as such Anyone, anywhere on the globe can create a scaled model of it,and I am publishing plans for people to do so. When the sun of December 21 creeps over the hill in your area, that will be the new year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.4.152.139 (talk) 11:40, 16 December 2014 (UTC)


 * When was the name Brú na Bóinne first used? I have read earlier archaeological reports and each monument is named as Newgrange, Knowth etc., but they have no such collective name. Is it a recent invention, or what were the earlier versions?78.16.48.102 (talk) 16:27, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


 * The name isn't recent - it appears in old and middle Irish literature as Brug na Bóinne, I think referring specifically to Newgrange. Brú na Bóinne is the modernized spelling. --Nicknack009 (talk) 16:42, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Translating Brú na Bóinne as Palace or Mansion seems strange to me, neither seems right. I learned brú as literally meaning pressure, or push. I see from the further definitions it can in certain contexts be used to mean hostel, so in the context of Brú na Bóinne does it mean gathering place? Or perhaps it is related to some geographical feature (bend of the boyne)? Anyone able to offer a better literal translation? -- 37.110.218.43 (talk) 08:38, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * As I said, it's an old word. Here's the relevant entry in eDil (the Dictionary of the Irish Language of Old and Middle Irish materials). --Nicknack009 (talk) 19:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that, very informative. Same modern spelling, unrelated words.
 * Choosing to translate it as Palace or Mansion still seems like a daft choice though, even if is what the official website goes with. (It's like seeing the word farm, and not choosing the word farmland, but instead picking the word farmhouse.)
 * Caveat lector. -- 37.110.218.43 (talk) 11:18, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites
There are only TWO UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland, not SIX. It is both confusing and deceptive to readers to place Dowth, Knowth, Newgrange and Townleyhall passage grave under the "World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland" category. They are NOT individual world heritage sites but fit under Brú na Bóinne. Please remove the World Heritage categories from the bottom of these four pages. I think a good idea would be to leave links to the four pages in the Brú na Bóinne page. Jaw101ie 02:07, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Boyne Valley
Can anyone answer me this question? Why does "Boyne Valley" redirect here? Bective Abbey is in the Boyne Valley, along with Kinnegad, Trim, Kells, Navan, Drogheda, Rath Cairn, Slane, etc. The Boyne Valley is a cultural area in the East of Ireland (predominantly in Meath) which includes the Brú na Bóinne complex, the Tara complex, Skryne, Bective Abbey, Trim Castle, Slane Hill, Cnoc Tlachtga, etc. and covers far more territory than indicated by Brú na Bóinne which covers less than 5% of County Meath (unlike the Boyne Valley which covers c. 75% of the county along with parts of other counties).--MacTire02 (talk) 08:05, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Newgrange; more than a passage tomb.
There is a theodolite/ early cosmological enquiry function to the lightbox. This understanding is crucial to considering the excavation complete. 188.65.190.74 (talk) 06:41, 14 December 2022 (UTC)