Cycling for Bubaque-Ireland: Beltany Stone Circle

July 14, Raphoe - According to Eddie from Finn Farm Hostel, it shows carbon dating That the stones of the Beltany circle no local stones are, but that they were dragged in from a long way away. There is no explanation for this (needless?) titanic labour.
The circle Beltany Stone Circle currently consists of 64 stones, but there were probably 80 originally. The stone circle dates from the Bronze Age (1400-800 BC).

Within the Stone Circle, by druids human sacrifices accomplished of young people who volunteered for this, with the intention of appeasing the gods and begging for a good harvest for their entire community. One walked around the stone circle 3 times in counter-clockwise fashion, then it happened slaughter ritual inside the circle, and the entrails and remains were then left outside the circle.
Eddie saw in the psychology of those voluntary victims a parallel with the psychology of young Islamic suicide bombers now. Later, human sacrifices were replaced by animal sacrifices.