Category: Irish Archaeology Sites
Irish Archaeology Sites
Some Fantastic 19th century Photos of Irish Archaeology Sites
This fantastic collection of photos, which are taken from the archives of Victoria & Albert Museum, show a number of…
Dunbeg Fort, Dingle, Co. Kerry, in photos
Located on a rocky promontory, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Dunbeg fort lies on the far western tip of the Dingle peninsula…
Mount Sandel, a Mesolithic Campsite
Approximately 9,000 years ago, a small band of Mesolithic hunter-gathers chose a high ridge over-looking the River Bann in modern…
Poulnabrone Tomb: Life and Death in the Burren
Standing proud in the stark landscape of the Burren Co. Clare, the iconic megalithic tomb at Poulnabrone is one of…
Dublin’s Oldest Street?
The earliest remains of a road thus far discovered in Dublin city was found during an archaeological excavation carried out…
A Mesolithic cemetery: Ireland’s oldest burials
On a bend of the River Shannon, Ireland’s largest watercourse, a small band of hunter-gathers came to together nearly…
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…
The enigmatic fulacht fiadh or burnt mound
Burnt mounds are a type of archaeological site whose defining characteristic is large quantities of heat shattered stone. These sites…
The sweat house at Creevaghbaun, Co. Galway
I recently visited a small but distinctive archaeological site at Creevaghbaun, Co. Galway. It consists of diminutive well-built structure that…
The Cistercian monastery at Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway
I recently visited Abbeyknockmoy Abbey in Co. Galway, which must be one of the most impressive Cistercian monasteries in Ireland….
