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16th century Irish Hipsters
I recently spotted what appeared to be remarkably modern looking haircuts in Albrecht Druer’s woodcut of 1521 AD[i]. This image…
Through the millennia: Irish Archaeology in photos
Here is another selection of amazing images from our Photography Competition, this time spanning the entire breadth of Irish archaeology. Don’t…
Castles and Abbeys: Medieval Ireland in Photos
Here is a selection of some of the fantastic images that have been entered into our Photography Competition, this time…
Early Medieval Ireland in Photos
Early Medieval Ireland in Photos. A small selection of some of the brilliant images that have been entered into our Photography…
Prehistoric Ireland in Photos
Prehistoric Ireland in Photos. In case you didn’t know it already, Irish Archaeology.ie are running a photography competition for the month…
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…
Thor’s Wood, a sacred grove near Viking Age Dublin?
In late December 999 AD Brian Bóruma, king of Munster, decisively defeated the Vikings of Dublin[i] at the battle of…
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…
The Lisdrumturk Cauldron
Discovered in 1854, by turf-cutters digging in a Co. Monaghan bog, the Lisdrumturk Cauldron is an exceptional example of Late Bronze Age…
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…
