ancient burial mounds in ireland
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>so there are these fabulous burial mounds approx. an hour west of
>dublin, three of them, lined up with each other, at approx. mile-long
>intervals, and the sun, so their central passage is flooded with with
>light at the dawn of the summer equinox. they are older than the
>pyramids in egypt, yet seem to get much less international attention
>except perhaps to bolster celtic fairy tales. how can you account for
>what i perceive as a lack of interest? granted, if i hadn't seen them
>myself, i might not care one way or the other...
Well, the pyramids are an awesome sight. They photograph very well.
How well do the Irish mounds photograph? It is also very hard to make
a bad photograph of Stonehenge (although I've actually seen one
recently taken from too far away and showing the ugly wire fence
around it). Perhaps both of these monuments get attention because
there is something there that resonates with the human need for
beauty.
Stella Nemeth
