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Excavation at 'Dathi's Mound', Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
(Journal of Irish Archaeology, 1988)
The partial excavation of the embanked mound and standing stone known as 'Dathi's Mound' at the royal site of Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon, confirmed that the mound had been cut from a natural gravel ridge. It also revealed ...
Rathcroghan: a royal site in Connacht
(Journal of Irish Archaeology, 1983)
A short study of the archaeology and mythology of the royal site of Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon, which formed the basis for the author's monograph (with J. Fenwick and K. Barton) Rathcroghan. Archaeological and Geophysical ...
The gathering place of Tír Fhiachrach? Archaeological and folkloric investigations at Aughris, Co Sligo
(Royal Irish Academy, 2001)
This paper explores evidence for modern popular gatherings on Aughris head
land, Co. Sligo, and attempts to define the landscape on the headland where
medieval royal assembly may also have taken place. The spatial ...
Cheques and Balances
(Archaeology Ireland, 2005)
A renewed programme of discovery at Tara
(Wordwell, 2016)
[No abstract available]
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 ...
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. ...
More than meets the eye
(Wordwell, 2008)
[No abstract available]
Geomagnetic survey on the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, 1998-9
(Royal Irish Academy for the Discovery Programme, 2002-01)
[No abstract available]