Winter Solstice - sun makes late appearance at Newgrange

Minutes after sunrise the clouds parted and light made it's way into the chamber

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Golden sunshine appeared in the passage for a few brief moments during the Winter Solstice at Newgrange. Overcast conditions relented briefly at approx 9:25am to let sunshine in to the passageway. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 12:16

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