Solar and Stellar Activity: Similarities and Differences
A meeting dedicated to
Brendan Byrne
Armagh 2-4th September 1998
OPTIONAL FULL DAY TOURS
We have made some preliminary arrangements for participants and their guests to make the following day tours. Both tours can in principal be held, but if numbers are insufficient one or other may be cancelled. Please let us know your preference so that we can confirm bookings.
TOUR 1 has been cancelled due to lack of interest.
TOUR 1. Newgrange Passage Grave and Lord Rosse's Telescope
We have been fortunate in being able to book a guided tour of one of the best known neolithic passage graves of Europe, namely Newgrange, County Meath. Apart from the extensive early Bronze-Age art that can be seen here, Newgrange also has a clear astronomical alignment to midwinter sunrise. It dates from 3,000 BC, a thousand years prior to Stonehenge and is in a remarkable state of preservation (its roof hasn't leaked a drop of rain in 5,000 years).
Lord Rosse's great telescope, built in the 1840s, was one of the scientific marvels of the 19th century. It was the largest telescope in the world for over 70 years and with it Lord Rosse discovered the spiral structure of galaxies. The telescope which has recently been restored to full mechanical working order is situated within the landscaped grounds of Birr Castle in the small Georgian town of Birr, County Offaly.
This tour will involve an early start (7:30 am) with stops for buffet meals at lunch-time and dinner. It requires a total of about 7 hours bus travel with a return to Armagh at about 11:30 pm. In order to allow a greater flexibility in menu, the cost of meals has not been included in the price.
Tour cost: 25 pounds
TOUR 2. Giant's Causeway and the Glens of Antrim
The Giant's Causeway is the geological wonder that everyone who visits Northern Ireland wants to see. Layers of basalt columns rise from the sea to form the Causeway and are exposed in the adjacent cliffs to form dramatic columned terraces. A few miles away at Carrick-a-Rede visitors can cross a rope suspension bridge that has been erected annually for the past three hundred years.
After the visit to the Causeway, our tour will pass through the lovely Glen Dun and on to Glenariff to see the waterfalls. (The Glens of Antrim and the Causeway Coast).
The tour which will start at 8.00 am, includes a stop for a buffet lunch (price not included), and returns to Armagh at approximately 7:30 pm, in time for dinner.
To really appreciate the features of this tour one is required to walk about 7 miles (11kms) spread over three of the venues.
Cost: 15 pounds
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