• Entrance, Newgrange. Brú na Bóinne is an absolute must-see on any itinerary and one we try to include for any guests who have not visited before.
  • Shuttle buses transport visitors from the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre to Newgrange and Knowth, where on-site guides are available.
  • This collection of poems tells the origin of place names, events and characters. It recounts the legends behind Brú na Bóinne, the Palace of the Boyne.
  • Brú na Bóinne is famous for the spectacular prehistoric passage tombs of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth which were built circa 3200BC.
  • The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth, are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne 50 km north of...
  • While the museum is incredible and worth seeing, the main reason to visit Bru na Boinne is the actual sites with ancient monuments.
  • Bóann was the Goddess of Brú na Bóinne, known now as Newgrange. ‘Brú’ means a sacred dwelling place and ‘na Bóinne’ refers to the Boyne River nearby.
  • Construction of the passage tombs at Brú na Bóinne started around 3300 BC, when the Boyne Valley was already an established, organized farming community.