It’s been quite a long time since archaeological discoveries have made the headlines, with most of the new information emerging thanks to the drought conditions evident across the eastern half of the country throughout June and July. Much of the…
Pathways to the cosmos—the alignment of megalithic tombs in Ireland and Atlantic Europe
Gabriel Cooney and Frank Prendergast present the context of and outline the approach to this one-day conference organised by Archaeology Ireland on behalf of the National Monuments Service at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the…
Archaeology Ireland Heritage Guide List
Below is the full list of published Heritage Guides. All are available digitally via Exact Editions, some (marked Copies available) are available directly from our office at +353-1-2933568 or from www.wordwellbooks.com. Year Number Title County Comments 2018 82 Solar alignment…
Evolution of Gaelic games
In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series, Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey outline the evolution in recent centuries of hurling, Gaelic football and camogie. Games unique to Irish culture, in particular hurling, Gaelic football and camogie, have been…
The Garryduff gold bird
Daniel Breen describes a lovely artefact from Cork Public Museum The Garryduff gold bird has a special connection with Cork Public Museum. Not only was it unearthed in the same year as the Museum’s opening but also the excavation was…
The last acquisition
Mary Cahill describes an interesting curatorial dilemma. Just before I retired from the National Museum of Ireland at the end of June this year I had the opportunity to complete a final acquisition that proved to be one of the…