1 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, DublinExplore 9,000 years of history through fascinating archaeological artefacts that include Irish bog bodies, the Ardagh Chalice, the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the famous Derrynaflan Hoard. The museum is housed in a...Read more ...
R.A.S. Macalister(1870–1950) archaeologist, epigraphist and Irish scholar, was professor of Celtic Archaeology at University College Dublin from 1909 to 1943.R.A.S. Macalister'spublications included: Ireland in Pre-Celtic times,The archaeology of Ireland,Tara:a pagan sanctuary of ancient Irela...
In addition there are several cross fragments located in the National Museum in Dublin. These include: a shaft from a base in the graveyard at Drumcliff in Co. Sligo; sandstone fragments from Clonmacnois in Co. Offaly that may be part of a pillar or cross; the head of a High Cross ...
National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2; Tuesday, December 31st; free but ticketed; museum.ie Learn the skills of the medieval scribe. Co Kilkenny Children's Christmas Tree Ornaments Workshop National Design and Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny city; ...
Ciara’s book is finished and my brother and I attended the launch in Dublin. Ciara’s account of how difficult it was for women in 1930s Ireland to forge a professional and autonomous life is riveting.In her review of the book in Books Ireland, Jane Brennan asks,Why don’t we know ...
east they go is Silchester in Hampshire – the site of the Roman town of Calleva where a pillar with an ogham inscription was found dumped in a well. Most of the ogham stones in Ireland are also in the southern half of the country with only a few north of the Dublin to Galway line....
were descendants of Fiacha, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Beginning in the 5th century they were expanding into what would become Mide, the “middle kingdom.” At its most extensive Mide included Counties Meath, Westmeath, and parts of Cavan, Louth, northern Dublin, Kildare and Offaly...
National Museum of Ireland appeals for information on Bronze Age axeheads sent anonymously Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day Plaque honouring children who opposed Queen Victoria visit to be unveiled in Dublin See more ...
"the star witness" in the High Court case which declared the Wood Quay Viking site a national monument even though Dublin City Council offices were subsequently built on it. In recognition of his leadership in archaeology, the then taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, appointed him as an independent ...
Tales of Irish Castles: With Simon Delaney, Dave Swift, Marcus Seoige, Ned Kelly. The history of Irish castles throughout history. A terrific look at the majestic history of Ireland presented with the gifted storyteller style you would expect from the Ir