Dronehenge book launch
Anthony Murphy's new book about the incredible archaeological discoveries at Newgrange during the drought of 2018 will be launched in Drogheda on Wednesday night, 30th October. The book will be launched by archaeologist Dr. Conor Brady of DkIT, and the Mayor of Drogheda, Cllr. Paul Bell. 'Dronehenge', as it became known by the popular press in the days after its discovery, is a giant Late Neolithic henge monument discovered by two Drogheda men, Anthony Murphy and Ken Williams. It measures over 500ft in diameter and is thought to be at least 4,500 years old. It was found in the Unesco World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne, along with other previously unrecorded monuments, during the severe drought of July 2018. The story of its discovery is a remarkable one. Two amateurs, passionate about prehistory and photography, made the discovery of the century during an unprecedented drought, the likes of which hadn't been seen since 1976. Parched crops at Newgrange Farm re...