A Moycullen Miscellany, by Jerry O’Sullivan, Shane Delaney, Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy, weaves together many strands in the story of an attractive village with a colourful history and a pleasing mix of old and new architecture. The village lies between the fertile limestone b
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This document is submitted as a final report on the results of Stage(iii) Excavation Services on the Route of the N84 Luimnagh realignment project. The work was directed by James Hession of Rubicon. Heritage Services Ltd. On behalf of Galway Co. Council under excavation licence
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The following report describes the results of an archaeological excavation at Killarainy 4 (Registration No.: E4578 and under Ministerial Directions A067), which was located along the route of the N59 Moycullen Bypass, Co. Galway. The site at Killarainy 4 was discovered during ad
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This report has been prepared by Archer Heritage Planning Ltd for Galway County Council and details the results of Stage (iii) and Stage (iv) archaeological services on a proposed road improvement scheme on the N17 between Carrownurlaur, Co. Galway and Ballindine, Co. Mayo. Archa
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The N17/18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme is approximately 57 km in length and will connect the N18 Gort to Crusheen Scheme to the existing N17 road immediately north of Tuam. This overall scheme forms part of the Atlantic Corridor designed to connect Letterkenny, County Donegal to Wate
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The N17/18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme is approximately 57 km in length and will connect the N18 Gort to Crusheen Scheme to the existing N17 road immediately north of Tuam. This overall scheme forms part of the Atlantic Corridor designed to connect Letterkenny, County Donegal to Wate
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The N17/18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme is approximately 57 km in length and will connect the N18 Gort to Crusheen Scheme to the existing N17 road immediately north of Tuam. This overall scheme forms part of the Atlantic Corridor designed to connect Letterkenny, County Donegal to Wate
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The sites excavated at Urraghry E2449 comprised a burnt mound, trough, stake-holes a gully and a palaeochannel. Charcoal yielded an Early Bronze Age date, in common with material from other burnt mound sites nearby. This is one of five Bronze Age sites excavated along this portio
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Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd (IAC), funded by Galway County Council and the National Roads Authority (NRA), undertook the excavation of a burnt mound under Ministerial Directions at the site of Rathwilladoon 4 along the proposed N18 Gort to Crusheen road scheme (Figure 1)
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The sites excavated at Cooltymurraghy E2448 comprised a burnt spread which was cut by a later water channel. Although there was no trough associated with the spread, the site was in- terpreted as a burnt mound and charcoal yielded an Early Bronze Age date, in common with material
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The following report describes the results of excavation E2064 carried out by Marta Muñiz Pérez between February and May 2006 in Treanbaun townland, County Galway (NGR 168384, 226200) c. 2 km southeast of the town of New Inn. Excavations were carried out in advance of constructio
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This site consisted of a poorly preserved, Early Bronze Age, burnt mound. Three pits were excavated and all the fills of the pits contained large proportions of charcoal and heat-shattered limestone. A radiocarbon date of cal BC 1934–1773 were obtained from basal fill of a trough
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