Brú na Bóinne

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General map of Brú na Bóinne and the surrounding area
View of the Boyne Valley from Knowth Hill

Brú na Bóinne even Brugh na Bóinne , Bruig na Bóinne [ bruɣ na 'Bone ] ( Irish for "Palace of the Boyne," actually "Palace of the white cow") is one of the valley of the Boyne ( Boyne Valley ), north of Dublin in County Meath , Republic of Ireland , a large collection of prehistoric places of worship dating from between 3500 and 2500 BC. BC originated. Some of them, including the burial mounds framed with large megaliths , have been preserved: the Dowth , Knowth and Newgrange facilities have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 .

Places of worship

The majority of the monuments are north of the River Boyne. The most important tourist facilities - Dowth , Knowth and especially Newgrange - are located on a hill in the bend of the Boyne between Slane and Donore , before the Mattock flows into the Boyne. The visitor center Brú na Bóinne Visitor Center is located south of the river and part of the village of Donore; the Großstein facilities are only accessible to the public from there and only as part of guided tours. Brú na Bóinne is often incorrectly translated as Bend of the Boyne (Bend of the Boyne).

mythology

In the mythological cycle of Irish mythology , Brug na Bóinne is an elven hill ( Síd ) and is considered the residence of Oengus . Oengus is the son of Dagda and the river woman Boann and therefore a member of the Túatha Dé Danann . When Oengus is mocked because of his previously unknown origins, he demands that the Dagda be recognized as a son. Through a ruse, he then received the Brug na Bóinne from the Dagda as his residence, which had previously been inhabited by Elcmar , Boann's actual husband. This Síd also plays an important role in the story Aislinge Oenguso ("Oengus' dream face").

literature

  • Werner Antpöhler: Newgrange, Dowth and Knowth. The Mercier Press, Limited, 1997, ISBN 3-89060-022-0 .
  • Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
  • Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
  • Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .

Web links

Commons : Bru na Boinne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Nachantike Keltenrezeption. Praesens Verlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-7069-0541-1 , p. 543.
  2. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. P. 685 f.
  3. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. P. 675 f.