03 The Mill – Meitheal: Stories from Early Medieval Ireland gives glimpses of life in a large settlement in early medieval Ireland, sometime around the sixth or seventh century. The stories are based on the results of the archaeological excavation that was carried out at Raystow

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04 The Slave – Meitheal: Stories from Early Medieval Ireland gives glimpses of life in a large settlement in early medieval Ireland, sometime around the sixth or seventh century. The stories are based on the results of the archaeological excavation that was carried out at Raysto

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07 The Kiln – Meitheal: Stories from Early Medieval Ireland which gives glimpses of life in a large settlement in early medieval Ireland, sometime around the sixth or seventh century. The stories in the audio book are based on the results of the archaeological excavation that was

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During archaeological testing in advance of the N6 Ballinasloe–Athlone road scheme in April 2007, structural timbers were revealed in a wetland area at the base of a hill in Kilbegly townland, Co. Roscommon, approximately 4 km east of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway (Illus. 1). These tim

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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The study of Ireland’s post-1550 archaeology and history has developed considerably in recent years. Traditionally, the archaeology of this period in Ireland was poorly understood and often underrepresented or simply ignored in excavation reports. In recent years, however, t

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