Archaeology Articles

A collection of web based articles relating to Irish archaeology. It is hoped to keep this updated with new articles being added regularly (abbreviations used listed at the bottom) .

Mesolithic

Catch of the day at Clowanstown, Co. Meath (Archaeology Ireland): Mesolithic fish traps

A Weave Not to Be Forgotten, The Clowanstown fish traps (Seanda 2009) More about the above Mesolithic fish traps

A late Mesolithic lithic scatter from Corralanna, Co. Westmeath, and its place in the Mesolithic landscape of the Irish Midland (PRIA)

Lambay lithics: the analysis of two surface collections from Lambay, Co. Dublin (PRIA)

The early prehistory in the west of Ireland: Investigations into the social archaeology of the Mesolithic, west of the Shannon, Ireland. An M. Litt by Killian Driscoll

Neolithic

Understanding quartz technology in early prehistoric Ireland. A Phd. thesis by Killian Driscoll

Symbolic enclosure: a tantalising neolithic space in the north west (Archaeology Ireland)

Tonafortes: A ceremonial enclosure in Co. Sligo (Archaeology Ireland)

Life and death in Late Neolithic & Early Bronze Age Cork (Archaeology Ireland)

Neolithic activity at Knockadoon, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 50 years on (PRIA)

The house and group identity in the Irish Neolithic (PRIA)

Built according to plan, Two enigmatic Neolithic Structures on the M3 (Seanda, Issue 3)

A slice through time Prehistoric and ritual near Kells, Co Meath (Seanda Issue 3)

New dates from the north and a proposed chronology for Irish court tombs (PRIA)

Bronze Age

Life and death in Co. Meath (Archaeology Ireland)

Megalithic art in Co. Tipperary (Archaeology Ireland)

A Bronze Age cemetery (Archaeology Ireland)

Celts, Celticisation and the Irish Bronze Age (John Waddle)

Iron Age

Iron age enclosure at Lismullin, Co. Meath (Archaeology Ireland)

The Elusive Iron Age: a rare and exciting site type is uncovered at Lismullin, Co. Meath ( Seanda, Issue 2).

The innermost secrets of Rathcoghan mound (Archaeology Ireland)

A bog-butter vessel from Mount Jubilee, Erris, Co. Mayo (Robert M. Chapple)

Early Medieval

Underwater archaeological excavations of an Early Medieval bridge in the River Shannon, Clonmacnoise (Aidan O’Sullivan & Donal Boland)

Early Medieval Ireland: Archaeological Excavations 1930-2004 (EMAP)

A Database of Early Medieval Archaeological Excavations in Ireland 1930-2004 (EMAP)

Early Medieval dwellings and settlements in Ireland Vol I. (EMAP)

Early Medieval dwellings and settlements in Ireland Vol II (Gazetteer)

An Iron age and Early medieval cemetery at Collierstown 1, Co. Meath (EMAP)

Early medieval enclosure at Balriggan, Co. Louth (Archaeology Ireland)

Southerrain city (Archaeology Ireland)

Run of the mill (Archaeology Ireland)

An Early medieval enclosure and burials at Johnstown, Co. Meath (Archaeology Ireland)

Early medieval enclosure at Killickweeny, Co. Kildare (Archaeology Ireland)

A monastic enclosure site at Cloonfad Co. Westmeath (Archaeology Ireland)

Irish–Scottish connections in the fi rst millennium AD: an evaluation of the links between souterrain ware and Hebridean ceramic (PRIA)

Excavation of an early medieval settlement and other sites at Dromthacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry (PRIA)

The excavation of an Early Christian rath with later medieval occupation at Drumadoon, Co. Antrim (PRIA)

The discovery of Phocaean Red Slip Ware (PRSW) Form 3 and Bii ware (LR1 amphorae) on sites in Ireland—an analysis within a broader framework (PRIA)

Excavations at Caherconnell Cashel, the Burren, Co. Clare: implications for cashel chronology and Gaelic settlement (PRIA)

A new Irish early medieval site type? Exploring the ‘recent’ archaeological evidence for non-circular enclosed settlement and burial sites (PRIA)

Early medieval settlement enclosures in Ireland: dwellings, daily life and social identity (PRIA)

General Vikings in Ireland by Donnchadh Ó Corráin (CELT)

Vikings in Ireland and Scotland in the 9th century by Donnchadh Ó Corráin (CELT)

Viking Ireland – Afterthoughts by Donnchadh Ó Corráin (CELT)

Nationality and Kingship in Pre-Norman Ireland by Donnchadh Ó Corráin (CELT)

Irish Medieval Chariots, 1300 years in the making (Insight Magazine)

Fort Baronstown? Exploring the social role of an impressive ringfort on the M3 (Seanda, Issue 2)

A Turkish import in Co. Meath: Mediterranean pottery on the M3 (Seanda Issue 3)

Native enclosed settlement and the problem of the Irish ring-fort by Elizabeth FitzPatrick (Medieval Archaeology)

Doonloughan: a seasonal settlement site on the Connemara coast by Emily Murray and Finbar McCormick (PRIA)

The Decline of the Cow: Agricultural and Settlement Change in Early Medieval Ireland by Finbar McCormick (Petria)

A Neglected Viking Burial with Beads from Kilmainham, Dublin, Discovered in 1847 by C.S. Briggs (Medieval Archaeology)

Medieval

Medieval Archaeology Journal, Issues 1-50 (ADS)

Strange Creatures and mixed messages (Archaeology Ireland)

The oldest church in Ireland’s ‘oldest town’ (Archaeology Ireland)

The study of medieval Irish castles: a bibliographic survey (PRIA)

Pots on the hearth: domestic pottery in historic Ireland (PRIA)

The evolution of the Irish tower-house as a domestic space (PRIA)

Opening the door on a medieval settlement at Boyerstown 1,  (Seanda, Issue 2)

Lusty Ladies: Mermaids in the Medieval Irish Church (Insight magazine)

Sheela Na Gigs (Insight Magazine)

Medieval Timber Earthworks Fortifications in Western Ireland (Brian Graham)

Socio-economic aspects of Irish medieval settlement (Terry Barry)

Rural settlement and cultural identity in Gaelic Ireland 1000-1500 (Tadhg O’Keefe)

 Post-Medieval

In living memory (Archaeology Ireland)

Moving towards the formal house: room usage in early modern Ireland (PRIA)

Hearth and home: the vernacular house in Ireland from c. 1800 (PRIA)

Abbreviations: ADS= Archaeological Data Service, CELT= Corpus of Electronic Texts, EMAP= Early Medieval Archaeology Programme, PRIA=Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Seanda NRA Archaeology Magazine