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Loughcrew Megalithic Centre

October 13, 2015 by Irish American Mom 6 Comments

Ireland’s ancient monuments are just waiting to be discovered by tourists interested in learning about their ancestral heritage.

 

Lough Crew Megalithic Centre Logo

Today I’m delighted to take you off the beaten path once again, to discover one of Ireland’s spectacular megalithic sites at Loughcrew.

And so I’m going to hand you over to the good folk from Loughcrew Megalithic Centre to introduce all this ancient site has to offer …

 

Introducing Loughcrew Megalithic Centre:

 

Loughcrew Megalithic Centre is a cultural and Irish heritage centre located along Ireland’s Ancient East route in County Meath. It’s located on Sliabh na Caillí (Hill of The Witch) where the largest passage tomb complex in Ireland is found at the top.

These tombs and burial sites are older than the pyramids. At our centre you can get tours of the sites, audio and visual presentations and information on other local sites.

Lough Crew Heritage Museum Courtyard

We look forward to welcoming visitors from the USA especially people who are tracing their ancestry, Irish roots and family tree.

In our Heritage Museum you can have a look at life in Ireland going back 300 years. We are situated in the middle of Ireland so traveling from here to anywhere in the country is made easy.

We provide a full suite of logistics including airport transfers, accommodation, transport around Ireland and most importantly every assistance possible in tracing your relatives. We have a wide range of accommodation types; camping, camper-van and rooms of different sizes in our hostel.

 

Sunlight Entering a Cairn at Lough Crew Megalithic Site

Older Than The Pyramids:

 

At our centre we have a range of events happening throughout the year. One of the biggest events is the Equinox which happens in Spring and Autumn.

This is when the inside of Cairn T is lit by the rays of light from the morning sun. The sunlight strikes the back wall illuminating the symbols and carvings which are 5000 years old.

 

Cairn S with Cairn T in the background at Lough Crew

You can visit the Cairns any time of the year and be rewarded with wonderful views and incredible ancient architecture. From this high vantage point you can see 18 counties on a clear day and farms of green fields before your eyes.

Loughcrew attracts many types of visitors each seeking to find something different. But whatever your reasons for visiting, it will have an impact on how you think of our ancestors and the world around you.

It gives us great pleasure to be associated with Irish American Mom and look forward to hearing from people looking to trace their ancestry.

Ancient Irish Art inside a cairn at Lough Crew, Ireland

Getting In Touch With The Loughcrew Megalithic Centre:

 

The Loughcrew Megalithic Centre has a wonderful website sharing photos and information about all the events and services they offer.

If you have any questions you can send an e-mail to …

[email protected]

The managers can also be reached by telephone. Here are the numbers for dialing from America.

Fechin 011 353 873974295

Niall 011 353 867361948

You can also check out the Lough Crew Centre Facebook page.

 

Thank You:

 

A big thank you to the good folk at Loughcrew for this wonderful guest post, and introducing the magic of one of Ireland’s ancient treasures.  I really appreciate the magnificent photos they shared here today.

 

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

 

Irish American Mom

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Comments

  1. don siranni says

    October 13, 2015 at 9:22 am

    wonderful post,it will take several days to go over all or ir, slainte

    Reply
    • Irish American Mom says

      October 13, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      Glad you enjoyed this post, Don. Ireland has so many amazing historical sites, linking us to our ancient past, that it would take many days to visit them all.
      Best wishes,
      Mairéad

      Reply
  2. Irishnannie says

    October 18, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    I agree these pictures are so wonderful! I have not studied Loughcrew as much as I have Newgrange and the O’Kelly writings. So, this is a really fun post. The carvings, of course, are the stuff of dreams. I can’t help but think of how the carvings have a bit of a different “feel” from the Newgrange carvings.
    Do you think there is what some say is a connection of Loughcrew with the prophet Jeremiah?
    God bless you and thank you, Mairead for this fun post!

    Reply
    • Irish American Mom says

      October 21, 2015 at 4:30 pm

      Hi Irishnannie – I had not heard of this association between the prophet Jeremiah and Loghcrew before, so I had to take to the internet to check it out. I found this link …
      http://jahtruth.net/jere.htm
      How interesting! I especially found the explanation of this theory using the hieroglyphics at Lougcrew absolutely intriguing. Thanks so much for letting me know about this connection between Ireland and the Old Testament.
      All the best,
      Mairéad

      Reply
  3. irishnannie says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    I think it is hard to sift through the internet information as I have found differing opinions that did not seem to offer the same degree of reliability/credibility. I thought that maybe you may have heard or been exposed to some “stories”, related to this suggestion of Jeremiah having visited Ireland, during your upbringing and life in Ireland. The carvings, though, speak for themselves, as they seem to have a unique style. I, however, am no scholar, and am always seeking the truths of time. It is a fun adventure, and I think our heritage of being born with Irish blood within us, presents us with a bit of a sense of different things. My Dad, who was born and raised in Cobh, Co. Cork, had some really special ways…wild birds would come and eat from his hand! It is fun to be able to ask someone like you, questions like this! For myself, having been born and raised in New York, my education was not based in Ireland and its contribution to the world! I have studies and learned, though, because I want to know more and have come to believe that God gave great work to we who are Irish! Thank goodness for books like Thomas Cahill’s “How the Irish Saved Civilization.” Certainly, books like this, at the very least, will open the door to some very serious considerations…great stuff!
    Fun to read your presentations!
    God bless you, Mairead*!

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  4. irishnannie says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    *studied
    *can not seem to type the fada…sorry!

    Reply

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