Every place has a story to tell but, with the passing of time, not all stories are preserved. The archaeological discoveries presented in this book afford a rare chance to hear from people whose voices would be lost were it not for the opportunities for discovery presente
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In every book in the TII Heritage series we rediscover the capacity of the Irish landscape to offer us encounters with past peoples, from remote periods, and lives that were very unlike our own. Around the Bay of Dundalk is a special treat. Here the landscape of the past has a gr
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Pre-construction excavation of a complex of wooden trackways and platforms were undertaken in 2006 in reclaimed bogland at Edercloon, Co. Longford, on the route of the N4 Dromod–Roosky Bypass. The site was excavated by CRDS Ltd on behalf of Leitrim County Council and the excavati
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As part of the Nenagh By-Pass Project, Tipperary (North Riding) County Council in association with the National Roads Authority are constructing a new road linking the existing N-52 at Moyroe to the existing N7 at Tullahedy, Co. Tipperary (Fig. 1-2 ). A programme of fieldwalking
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The N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Scheme, of which the Kilcullen to Powerstown Scheme forms part, was proposed as a High Quality Dual Carriageway/Motorway, forming the Major Inter Urban route between Dublin and Waterford. The Kilcullen to Powerstown Scheme was advanced as a
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This report comprises the final results of the archaeological excavation of AR53/54, in the townland of Baysrath, Co. Kilkenny, undertaken as part of the archaeological programme for the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Waterford to Knocktopher section. The excavation was co
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This report comprises the final results of the archaeological excavation of AR53/54, in the townland of Baysrath, Co. Kilkenny, undertaken as part of the archaeological programme for the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Waterford to Knocktopher section. The excavation was co
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At the request of Leitrim County Council, CRDS Ltd. have undertaken a programme of archaeological excavations for the N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass. In total 25 potential archaeological sites were identified during centreline testing as part of the Advance Archaeological Investigat
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This site at Lismullin 1 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between 25 January and 13 December 2007 under Mi
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A total of seven phases were identified on site. The first was identified as a Neolithic metalled surface which may represent a working or walking surface. This had been partially cut by a foundation trench for a possible sub-circular shaped Neolithic structure. The infant burial
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The current report details the results of an archaeological excavation carried out in the townland of Baltrasna in the civil parish of Ratoath, c. 2km south of the town of Ashbourne, Co. Meath and c. 18km north of Dublin city centre. The works were carried by Cultural Resource De
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This site at Blundelstown 1 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between February and March 2007 under Ministerial
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