Archaeology Ireland is a quarterly magazine which has been in production since 1987. The magazine is aimed at both professional and non-professional readers.

Archaeology Ireland has become, over the years, a widely read and well-respected magazine which is frequently quoted in the national papers both in Ireland and the U.K.

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 Hiding in plain sight

Gerard Barrett and Colm Donnelly explain how, with Derry Tower Heritage Group (DTHG), they have identified a significant building from Derry’s medieval monastic past.

Conserving carvings

Clare Busher O’Sullivan describes the role that technology plays in preserving Irish rock art.

Badge, brooch or pin?

Paul Gosling and Ailbhe Rogers take a typological approach to Cumann na mBan insignia.

Digging Drumanagh

Christine Baker describes some of the findings from recent excavations at the well-known Dublin promontory fort.

Through the virtual keyhole

James Lyttleton and Thomas Herron guide us through the digital reconstruction of Edmund Spenser’s Irish tower-house.

Know your monuments: Court tombs

In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series, Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey review what is known about court tombs in Ireland, including the evidence from radiocarbon dating.

The shrine of the last  high-king?

Conleth Manning and George Sevastopulo explore whether a stone fragment from Clonmacnoise once belonged to a royal monument.

The curious case of St Patrick’s grave

Finbar McCormick traces the history of our national saint’s final resting-place.

Going underground in the Rebel City

Pat Poland describes the origins and fate of Cork city’s WWII air raid shelters. 

Lost lady

Barney Devine seeks help in identifying a mystery figurine found at an Elizabethan battle site in Fermanagh.

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