Category: Archaeology blogs
A Viking Age toy boat from Dublin
This image shows a wooden replica of an ocean-going Viking longboat that was discovered during the National Museum of Ireland’s…
Dublin’s Medieval High Cross
This image shows Dublin city’s lost medieval ‘High Cross’ as drawn by John Simons in 1784. The panels on the shaft contain…
The Keshcarrigan bowl
This beautiful bronze bowl was discovered in 1854 in a river flowing into Lough Scur, which lies just north of…
Kilgobbin castle, Stepaside, Co. Dublin
The ruined and overgrown remains of Kilgobbin castle stand in the shadow of the Dublin Mountains. Located in an area…
The Knowth macehead
This stunning flint macehead was found deep within the darkest recesses of the great Neolithic passage tomb at Knowth, Co….
Slade Castle, Co. Wexford
Slade castle. Located in the picturesque fishing village of Slade on the Hook Peninsula in Co. Wexford this remarkably well-preserved…
A hoard of 16th and 17th century children’s toys
In the course of my research of VikingAge woodcraft, I somewhat unexpectedly turned up information about a most delightful…
Stolen treasure: The Coggalbeg Hoard
The remarkable tale of the Coggalbeg hoard. This story begins in March 1945 when a Roscommon farmer, Mr Hubert Lannon,…
Images of Newgrange through the ages
The Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange is the most visited archaeological site in Ireland. Over 5000 years old it pre-dates the first phase of…
Photos of Ireland in the 1930s: The past is a foreign country
This amazing collection of colourised photographs was taken by an American photographer Branson DeCou (1892-1941) between 1932 and 1935. DeCou spent…
