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In search of the lost 'cromlech' of Knowth: Geophysical investigations in Area 10 of the Knowth Passage Tomb cemetery, Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath.
(Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 2019)The passage tomb cemetery of Knowth (Fig. 1) is part of the UNESCO Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, Co. Meath. It forms an integral and important component of what was once a great prehistoric numinous precinct embraced ... -
In the way of development: Tara, the M3 and the Celtic Tiger
(Manchester University Press, 2015-01)Examines the context of the decision to construct a motorway through the historical landscape of Tara, touching on the broader issue of the relevance of heritage in contemporary Ireland. -
An integrated approach to archaeological survey design, methodology and data management
(Computer Applications in Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, 2004)[No abstract available] -
Interpreting a cultural landscape: a case for seaweed-harvesting at Aughris, Co. Sligo
(Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI), 2007)This paper presents archaeological, historical andfolkloric evidence for a local seaweed industry on the Aughris head land, Co. Sligo, in the modem period. It is argued that over 200 earthen enclosures dotting the <ruans> ... -
The Irish Sea in Prehistory
(Journal of Irish Archaeology, 1992)The role of the Irish Sea in the study of past contacts between Ireland and Britain is reviewed. Analysis of a selection of distribution maps relating to the period c. 4000 B.C. to c. 500 B.C. suggests the possibility of ... -
Irish settlements and survival
(Center for Irish Programs, Boston College,, 2021-03)[No abstract available] -
Landscape and imagination: towards a new baseline for education in a changing world
(UNISCAPE (European Network of Universities for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention) and Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 2013-05-02)This publication constitutes the proceedings of an international conference, Landscape and Imagination: Towards a New Baseline for ducation in a hanging World (Paysage et Invention: évolution des enseignements dans un ... -
The landscape features, follies and antiquities of Dowth demesne
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Landscape values: Place and praxis
(Centre for Landscape Studies, NUI Galway, 2016-06-29)Proceedings of the international Landscape Values: Place and Praxis conference hosted by the Centre for Landscape Studies (NUI Galway) on behalf of UNISCAPE. 75 papers that consider how landscapes acquire, enshrine and ... -
Landscapes “Я” Us
(An Chomhairle Oidhreactha / The Heritage Council, 2009-03-23)Exploration of phenomenologocal roots of the definition of 'landscape' used in the European Landscape Convention. -
The last kings of Ireland: material expressions of Gaelic lordship c.1300-1400 A.D.
(Routledge, 2016-04-27)During the later medieval period in Ireland, Gaelic lords continued to publicly identify themselves as immediate descendants of kings through carefully chosen elements of material culture. Evocations of Gaelic kingship in ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Lea Castle: the story so far
(Castle Studies Group, 2016)You could almost be forgiven for not knowing about Lea Castle: it is not located off an ‘important’ modern road, it is not set in an urban environment and it is not open to the public. Lea is possibly one of Ireland’s ... -
The magnetic presence of queen Medb: magnetic gradiometry at Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
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The manufacture of the decorated macehead from Knowth, county Meath
(Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1995)[No abstract available] -
Memorialising Gaelic Ireland: the curious case of the Ballyshannon fragments and the Irish monuments at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
(Guildhall Press, 2010)The burial place of the exiled Irish at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome (Pl. 1), is perhaps the most iconic Irish diaspora funerary site in Europe, not least because the community interred there (1608–23) are found in ... -
Misinformation, disinformation and downright distortion: the battle to save Tara 1999-2005
(Arlen House, Galway, 2007)The routing of a new motorway, the M3, through the valley between the Hill of Tara and Skreen, prompted international controversy. Conor Newman traces the history of a proposal that did irreparable damage to the culturally ... -
Multisensorial musings on miniature matters
(Akademie Verlag, 2020-11-12)This issue of ‘Das Mittelalter’ explores the voice of small things.2 We approach artefacts that are no bigger than one’s hand not as silent witnesses to people’s lives, but as agents that actively engage with human beings ...