A history of hurling. On the weekend of the All-Ireland hurling final it seems only fitting that the history of Ireland’s national game are discussed. Hurling is arguably the fastest field sport in the world and quite possibly the oldest. It is played with sticks called hurleys, a ball known as a sliotar, and by two [...]
Sharing Ireland’s amazing archaeology as well as interesting sites from around the world. A blog by Wexford archaeologist Colm Moriarty.
Old photos of Ireland, Series 2
The Moylough Belt Shrine
The Story of the Logo
The Archaeology of Gatherings: Call for Papers
Vincent: I cannot get beyond calling that a 'belt' being ...
On a bend of the River Shannon, Ireland’s largest watercourse, a small band of hunter-gathers came to together nearly [...]
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 remarkable Broighter hoard, arguably the finest treasure trove of the Irish Iron Age, was discovered on a February evening [...]
In 1904 a remarkable archaeological site was uncovered at Oseberg, Norway. It consisted of an astonishingly well-preserved Viking ship [...]
I stumbled across a curious 17th century account of an elephant in Dublin city recently. Yes, you read right, an [...]
Strolling through some of Dublin streets at the begining of the 18th century, an English visitor to the city [...]
