The site of Mullaghmast, Co. Kildare, was identified as having archaeological potential in the Environmental Impact Assessment for the N9/N10 Kilcullen–Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Carlow because of its proximity to a potential medieval castle site (Record of Monuments and Plac
archaeology | site investigation | village
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Wild animals, birds and fish have been exploited by humans from the time they first settled on this island up to the present day.While animal bone analysis can determine what species were being used, it tells us little about how these animals were actually procured. Early mediev
archaeology | excavation (sites) | hunting
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Archaeology is the study of past human life, society and culture through the investigation of surviving material remains. This is an evolving process of discovery, data retrieval, data analysis, the creation of hypotheses, and ultimately the development of theories or co
archaeology | analysis and testing techniques | three-dimensional
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During excavation, interpretative theories abound among members of the excavation team on the site.These are reviewed and tested in the post-excavation phase and reviewed again as more excavations take place and new evidence comes to light. In recent years, Eachtra Archaeologi
archaeology | excavation (sites) | geographic information systems
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Originally published in 2000, Ian Duhig’s poem The Lammas Hireling explores superstition in 19th century rural Ireland. For more on The Lammas Hireling, see: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/lammas-hireling/ A decade later, the piece was adapted into a film poem by Paul Cas
19th century | Ireland | Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
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Archaeological investigations in advance of the N8 Cashel–Mitchelstown Road Improvement Scheme identified 57 previously unrecorded sites that ranged in date from the Early Neolithic period (4000–3600 BC) to the post-medieval period (AD 1550–present). The majorit
archaeology | excavation (sites) | dwelling
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This paper provides a preliminary glimpse of a vibrant community who lived and worked in a ringfort in the townland of Ballyvass, Co. Kildare, during the early medieval period. The site at Ballyvass, 2 km north-west of Castledermot, was on a gravel ridge with a southern aspe
archaeology | excavation (sites) | kiln
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Intuition, experience and observation are among the ingredients in a successful field investigation. At the outset of a big development project, the field archaeologist uses all three in trying to predict what might be found on the development site. The sources of evidence in
archaeology | site surveys | geophysics
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Fulachta fiadh, or burnt mounds, generally date from the Bronze Age and are one of the most widespread of Irish field monuments, perhaps numbering up to 5,000. Of the 500 or so sites currently entered in the NRA Archaeological Database (www.n
archaeology | analysis and testing techniques | fulacht fia
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Until recently the number of cereal-drying kilns known in Munster and Leinster was relatively low compared to the numbers known in northern Connacht and western Ulster (e.g. Johnston 2003; Monk & Kelleher 2005), but recent discoveries in advance of large infrastructural projec
archaeology | excavation (sites) | kiln
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The type of evidence that archaeologists uncover for Neolithic settlement in Ireland can come in a variety of forms, ranging from small-scale temporary sites to larger, more permanent enclosed landscapes such as the Céide fields in County Mayo. Neolithic buildings form
archaeology | excavation (sites) | dwelling
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The early medieval period is one for which we have an abundance of archaeological and historical evidence, which has increased in recent years as a result of the national roads- building programme. This has led to a wealth of information that benefits research in all sectors of
archaeology | analysis and testing techniques | archaeobotany
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