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

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Camlin 3, c. 3 km south of Roscrea town, Co. Tipperary, was located on the east-facing slope of a natural ridge of high ground that runs from the Devil’s Bit mountain range south-west of Camlin to Roscrea in the north (Illus. 1). The location has commanding views to the east and

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An archaeological complex spanning several millennia of human activity was unearthed in the townlands of Borris and Blackcastle, some 300 m south of the modern village of Twomileborris, Co.Tipperary.The site was situated on the N75 link road midway along the proposed route of th

archaeology | excavation (sites) | watermill

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