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Neolithic ‘Celtic’ Fields? A reinterpretation of the chronological evidence from Céide Fields in north-western Ireland
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-01-09)It has long been claimed that the coaxial stone boundaries of Céide Fields, County Mayo, are a phenomenon of the Irish Early Neolithic analogous to later prehistoric Celtic fields in all but age. This study argues ... -
Shaky foundations: Romantic nationalism and the development of the 'Irish model' of Neolithic settlement
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Employment and population, 1996-2016: growth, recession and delayed recovery
(Geography Publications, 2018)Introduction The two decades from 1996 to 2016 included a period of rapid economic growth internationally, until about 2008, followed by a deep recession from which many countries are still recovering.1 These changes ... -
Understanding the farmer-farm relationship in later life
(Teagasc, 2018-05-24)Research from NUI Galway looks at the complex and deeply emotional relationships older farmers have with their farms, and the impact this has on family farm transfer. -
New opportunities and cautionary steps? Farmers, forestry and rural development in Ireland
(Sciendo, 2011-03-30)It is argued that European agriculture is currently confronted with a multitude of critical challenges and developmental changes, in which the viability of farms based solely on traditional forms of production applies ... -
China's emerging role in the global semiconductor value chain
(Elsevier, 2020-04-18)The global model of semiconductor development has resulted in an asymmetric and interdependent relationship between China's critical role in semiconductor production and those regions such as the US which control the key ... -
Rural out-migration and return: perspectives on the everyday reality and the idyll in Ireland
(Departament de Geografia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020-02)The aim of this article is to add to understandings of the rural idyll as an influence on return migration. Interviews were conducted with thirty-four first generation rural returnees in Ireland and their responses were ... -
Steering demand? Exploring the intersection of policy, practice and lives in energy systems change in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2019-11-07)Recent advances in sociological investigations of energy-systems-change highlight the influence of a wide rangeof policies, beyond those typically considered relevant to energy, on energy demand. To this, a newfield of( ... -
Home is Where the Heart(h) is': investigating medieval houses in Ireland 1100-1600 AD
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Long-term human impact and environmental change in mid-western Ireland, with particular reference to Céide Fields – an overview
(Copernicus Publications on behalf of the Deutsche Quartärvereinigung (DEUQUA), 2020-02-11)This paper presents new palaeoecological data from north Co. Mayo, western Ireland, and reviews published data with a view to achieving a better understanding of the timing and nature of early farming in the region, its ... -
Rural emigration to international destinations and return: a perspective from Ireland
(Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, 2019)This chapter aims to contribute to a better understanding of international emigration from and return to rural areas using evidence from Ireland. The paper introduces key concepts relating to migration and return more ... -
Lea Castle: looking outwards
(Brepols Publishers, 2018)Lea Castle, Co. Laois, is located on the River Barrow where it occupied an important position at the borders of three medieval territories. The castle and landscape are currently neglected and in a poor state of repair. ... -
The magnetic presence of queen Medb: magnetic gradiometry at Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
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The late prehistoric 'Royal Site' of Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon: An enduring paradigm of enclosed sacred space
(Navan Research Group, 2018)Rathcroghan (Cruácha), like the other late prehistoric royal sites of Tara (Temair), Co. Meath, Navan Fort (Emain Macha), Co. Armagh, and Knockaulin (Dún Ailinne), Co. Kildare features prominently in the literary imagination ... -
Gender and medieval archaeology: storming the castle
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-06-17)Despite more than three decades of feminist critique, archaeological scholarship remains predominantly focused on the exploration of patriarchal narratives and is, therefore, complicit in reinforcing structural inequalities. ... -
Beyond the martial façade: gender, heritage and medieval castles
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-02)Gendered interpretations are rare both within castle-studies and heritage discourses on medieval castles. Yet, castles hold potential to inform multi-vocal accounts of the medieval past and to inspire meaningful heritage ... -
Understanding 'Hall-Houses': Debating Seigneurial buildings in Ireland in the 13th century
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-24)THE SEIGNURIAL HALL and chamber have been assumed, in both Britain and Ireland, to be typically located in the only building to generally survive on medieval residential sites. In England this idea has seen some revision, ... -
Rectangular chamber-towers and their medieval halls: A recent look at the buildings formerly described as “Hall-Houses”
(Presse Universitaires de Caen, 2016)The interpretation of the 13th-century castles formerly described as “hall-houses” has recently been a contentious topic in Irish (and Scottish) castle-studies2 . Little interpretive analysis of these buildings had been ...