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The Keshcarrigan bowl
This beautiful bronze bowl was discovered in 1854 in a river flowing into Lough Scur, which lies just north of…
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…
The Broighter hoard
The remarkable Broighter hoard, arguably the finest treasure trove of the Irish Iron Age, was discovered on a February evening…
The Oseberg Viking ship burial
In 1904 a remarkable archaeological site was uncovered at Oseberg, Norway. It consisted of an astonishingly well-preserved Viking ship…
10,000 years of history; The Irish National Heritage Park in photos
The photographs below illustrate the fine collection of buildings found at the Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford, where…
Early photos of Ireland’s iconic heritage sites
This fantastic collection of old photographs documents some of Ireland’s most iconic archaeological and heritage sites. The photographs date from…
Roman contacts with Ireland
That Ireland was reasonably well known in the classical world is demonstrated by Ptolemy’s Geography. This is a list of…
