Sunday, August 12, 2012

 Newgrange

 Newgrange

Battle of the Boyne

Battle of the Boyne

 Lost

Visited the Boyne Valley today, including Navan, Newgrange, and the Battle of the Boyne.  Navan is the town where the Owens family came from, but Dad was never able to find many family records.

Newgrange is the large passage grave mound that was built approximate 3,500 BC.  Marjorie was brave enough to venture into the inner chamber for a tour. 

We also visited the site of the Battle of the Boyne, the site of the largest land battle in Irish history.  Here on July 12, 1690 the Protestant King Billie of Orange defeated the forces of the Catholic King James II of England, which changed the history of Ireland for the next 200 years. 

Kevin