The "Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the King" warning, associated with Tutankhamun, is pure fiction by a newspaper reporter called Doyle. Later to be famous as the novelist Sir Arthur Conan.

There has been some controversy over the restoration of Newgrange. It is now believed, that the white quartzite stones formed a plaze near the entrance, and not a wall around the mound. The nearby Knowth mound, has been restored in this manner,

This does not dispute the age of Newgrange, but it means that the structure we see today, is not identical with the original structure.