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Mythical Ireland embodies the search for a soul among Ireland's ancient ruins, and is an attempt to retrieve something of deeper import from 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The book represents a fascinating and engaging journey through time, landscape and the human spirit. Dealing with archaeology, interpretive mythography,…

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Anthony Murphy's "Mythical Ireland; New Light on the Ancient Past" opens a doorway to the knowledge of the Druids as they learned to tell time by the night sky. Using the ancient monuments of Ireland such as the monuments of The Boyne Valley, Murphy brilliantly unlocks the ancient secrets of the stone circles and the mounds and presents that information in an enlightening and accessible way for the modern reader. As Murphy's publisher states: "The search embodies retrieving something of deeper import from the 5,000-year old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The book represents a fascinating and engaging journey…

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