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 discovery of a female burial, accompanied by three copper-alloy toe-rings, was made during excavations in Rath townland in County Meath.1 The site was located 0.5 km north of Ashbourne on either side of and adjacent to the current N2 road to Derry (Illus. 1).The excavation wa
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The discovery of a previously undocumented burial-ground attracts human interest. We feel a certain sensitivity among the surroundings, unfortunately all too often from some deep- rooted memory of our own attendance at the funerals of family or friends. Deep within ourselves we
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In March 2005, test trenching along the route of the proposed M7 Portlaoise–Castletown/M8 Portlaoise–Cullahill motorway scheme was carried out by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd. Testing revealed the existence of a previously unknown early medieval double-ditche
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On a long, low ridge in the small townland of Raystown, Co. Meath, west of what is now Ashbourne, people began burying their dead in an enclosed cemetery in the early fifth century AD. This place was to endure for at least 600 years as a large farming settlement. The building and
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A medieval cemetery was discovered in Ballykilmore townland, Co. Westmeath (NGR 241842, 237245; height 113 m OD; ministerial direction no. A001-032), some 800 m south of the village of Tyrrellspass, alongside and beneath the existing Tyrrellspass–Croghan road (Illus. 1). The sit
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