Archaeology Ireland Spring 2023

FEATURES

 

EXPLORING PLACE AND TIME

           Matt Ritchie describes a creative archaeological approach to learning and interpretation with natural and cultural heritage

 

SAVING KNOCK IVEAGH

           Arlene Copeland, Anne Harper and Veronica Kelly describe how a Neolithic cairn has returned to the heart of a community

 

ICE HOUSES

           In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey highlight the pivotal position of ice houses in the historical development of food-storage and preservation technology in Ireland

 

ECHOES OF THE NEOLITHIC AT IRISH STONE CIRCLES

           Ken Williams shares the discovery of megalithic art at Grange Stone Circle, Co. Limerick

 

LIFE CONTINUES AS THE HEARTH FIRE IS ETERNAL

           Stephen A. Brighton considers daily life in rural Ireland at the turn of the twentieth century as seen through cabin ruins

 

LEAMANEH CASTLE

           In this contribution to Folklore Focus Marion Dowd describes a notorious Clare woman and her castle

 

PICKING THE PAST FROM TEETH

           In this contribution to our Environmental Archaeology series Robert C. Power explains how dental calculus can shed light on past diets

 

TIME AND TIDE

           Colin Rynne provides an overview of early medieval tide-mills in Ireland, Britain and Europe 

 

ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRELAND’S JOURNALS, 2022

           Conleth Manning reviews last year’s offerings

 

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Museum piece—Johann Farrelly tells us about Cavan County Museum and describes a piece from its collections