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Newgrange
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English
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Etymology
From en new grange. From being located the fields referred to as the Newgrange demesne. From en la Nova Grangia New Grange. From la nova+la grangia. From being a new en grange en farm, en farmland attached to the demesnes of the Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont during the Middle Ages.
Proper noun
en monument co/Meath c/Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments
en Sí an Bhrú Si an Bhru
en Newgrange momument complex burial mound passage tomb
en monument complex co/Meath c/Ireland; containing the mound, other burial structures, various en henges, and additional neolithic structures in the area. It is a World Heritage Site.
en Brú na Bóinne Bru na Boinne
en Newgrange mound Dronehenge Knowth Dowth
Translations
circular mound
Irish: ga Sí an Bhrú
monument complex
Irish: ga Brú na Bóinne