The two Early Neolithic homes date from between 3600 and 3700 BC - meaning they were built more than 500 years before Stonehenge and around 1,200 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza

If you aren't lucky enough to be selected as a winner of the Newgrange 'solstice lottery', how else might you celebrate the Winter Solstice?

Physical access to the small chamber is limited to just 14 people - the guides, and the winners of a free 'solstice lottery'.

Are you a long-time resident, or have you just passed through a few times? Either way, why not test your knowledge of the county by taking our quiz!

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument thought to have been built by the Neolithics over 5,000 years ago

Some of Ireland’s most ancient sites including Navan Fort in Co Armagh and Newgrange in Co Meath hosted gatherings.