Watch: Winter Solstice at Newgrange

While sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside the chamber at Newgrange, another intimate gathering of 100 people, from all walks of life were meeting on the other side of the Boyne valley to celebrate the end of winter’s darkness in a more ceremonial manner. After experiencing a magnificent sunset which pierced the inner chamber of Dowth, they carried a torch through the night to Newgrange, where they welcomed the sunrise to a chorus of drumbeats.