For those that are interested the winter solstice has been marked at Newgrange for about 5000 years. Recorded on front page of this morning's paper, see link below. Only discovered that it happened in the sixties. (1960's).
regards,
Ciaran
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/1222/
and last year too.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2003/1222/
more details to be found at www.meathtourism.ie
it's the white walled mound on the home page.