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Sharing Ireland’s amazing archaeology as well as interesting sites from around the world. A blog by Wexford archaeologist Colm Moriarty.
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Wonderful 15th century doorway at Kilcooly Abbey, Co Tipperary
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This is pretty cool. A circa 7500 year old cave painting, depicting a person climbing a ladder to get honey from a beehive, has been discovered in Spain
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Pumpkins eh? here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and was carved at Baile na Finne, Co. Donegal (it now resides at the Irish Museum of Country Life)
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When nature reclaims.....looking inside a ruined church at Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
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Wonderful 15th century doorway at Kilcooly Abbey, Co Tipperary
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The sun and moon depicted on a gravestone dated 1607 at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
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The Irish name for a barn owl is 'Scréachóg Reilige' which roughly translates as the Graveyard Screamer/Screecher
Photo by Richard Brooks
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Prehistoric rock art adorning the great Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath. It's over 5000 years old
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Thread: This distinctive leather arm-ring was found on an Iron Age bog body from Offaly. It represents a very unusual find from this period, as organic jewellery rarely survives. Thankfully the cold, acidic and oxygen-free conditions of the bog prevented the leather from decaying
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Remembering 'BOB', who died on Christmas day 1750. This simple gravemarker is located in Kells, Co Meath.
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Evidence for long distance trade in the Irish Neolithic. These beautiful jadeite axes are from Donegal & Westmeath and are 6000 years old. Studies have shown that the stone they are fashioned out of comes from a series of Neolithic quarries located high in the Italian alps
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‘The Hungry Tree’ at Kings Inns, Constitution Hill, Dublin
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Bees were so important in Early Medieval Ireland that they had their own set of laws the 'Bechbretha'. These judgements covered such topics as ownership of swarms, theft of bee-hives and neighbours' entitlements to honey from a beekeeper
#WorldBeeDay
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Medieval Hide and Seek Champion :)
It's located at the Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, which dates from c. 1050
#FridayFun
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Through a 16th century door........ Ballinakill church, Co Galway
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Passed this 'fairy ring' on my travels this evening, all quite so far...
'there is a fairy ring in Jim Daly's field and every year a ring of mushrooms grow around it. Long ago the fairies used to be seen dancing around this ring and they could be heard singing and playing music'
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A medieval spiral staircase at Kilfane church, Co. Kilkenny
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Evidence for long distance trade in the Irish Neolithic. These beautiful green jadeite axes are from Donegal & Westmeath & are c 6000 years old. Studies have shown that the stone they are fashioned out of comes from a series of Neolithic quarries located high in the Italian alps
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The Neolithic portal tomb at Ballybrittas, Co. Wexford. These burial monuments typically date from c. 3800-3200 BC
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Happy Valentine's.......an embalmed human heart in a heart-shaped lead case. It was found in the medieval crypt of Christ Church, Cork city
#valentinesday2021
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Down ancient path.....12th century church of St Kevin, Glendalough, Co Wicklow
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Simple gravemarker in Kells, Co Meath. Marks the burial spot of 'Bob' who died on Christmas day 1750.
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A face from the past….
Fashioned out of sycamore wood and inset with eyes made from rock crystal and copper, it depicts a man called Kaaper. An ancient Egyptian priest and scribe, he lived between the late 4th and early 5th Dynasty (around 2500 BC)
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Don't forget to put your May flowers out. This old Irish custom involves gathering flowers on May Eve (or in some places on May day morning) and leaving them in front of the main threshold. It was believed to protect the house from harm or evil.
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It's been that kinda year.....
(carving is from the Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, which dates from c. 1050)
#NewYearsEve
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Luke Howard, 1772-1864, Namer of Clouds. What an epitaph :)
he was an amateur meteorologist who devised the nomenclature system for clouds
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I think I may have found the inspiration for the Custard Cream 🙂 a 13th century baptismal font in Killaloe, Co Clare and a popular biscuit....
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Prehistoric rock art adorning the great Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath. It's over 5000 years old
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A thing of beauty.... an exquisite flint dagger from Denmark. It dates from c. 2400-1700 BC
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Yep, that's an Irish cottage thatched in seaweed...... Dating from the late 19th century it shows Jane/Janet Park at her home near Ballgally, Co Antrim. Sadly Jane lost her life when this building was washed away in a storm on December the 21st 1894 1/2
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Horribly wet in Wexford today but not quite as bad as in AD 690 when according to the Irish Annals, 'it rained a shower of blood and a wolf was heard speaking with a human voice'.
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What lies below..... medieval spiral staircase at Killelan, Co Kildare
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Early medieval round tower at Glendalough, Co Wicklow
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Prehistoric rock art adorning the great Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath. It's over 5000 years old
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Amazing bit of history just turned up in my parents house, a bound copy of The Illustrated London News for six months in 1849. Contains some haunting images of the Irish famine
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Moyne abbey, Co Mayo. This Franciscan friary was founded in the 145Os
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The bog body containing the arm-ring is now referred to as ‘Old Croghan Man’ and consists of the partial remains of a young adult male who died sometime between 362 BC and 175 BC (the head and lower torso of the body are missing).
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The diminutive early medieval church of St Kevin at Glendalough, Co Wicklow
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The Irish name for the Kestrel is 'Pocaire Gaoithe' which roughly translates as 'Wind Frolicker'
Incredible demonstration of hover control and head stabilization from a kestrel surfing the breeze along the top of South Stack Cliffs, Wales, captured by
@ZedAnthony
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12th century Romanesque doorway, Freshford, Co Kilkenny
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Through a medieval window..... Kilbannon, Co Galway
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I think I may have found the inspiration for the Custard Cream :)
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13th century baptismal font in Killaloe and a popular biscuit....
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The ivy clad ruins of Tomhaggard church, Wexford. It dates from the 13th century
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Ornate 15th century window at Askeaton Friary, Co Limerick
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This late 16th century house in Youghal, Co Cork was once home to Sir Walter Raleigh. It is believed to be one of the the earliest, unfortified, continuously occupied houses in Ireland.
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A pretty funky Jesus depicted in the Book of Kells, c. 800 AD
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The Neolithic portal tomb at Ballybrittas, Co. Wexford. These burial monuments typically date to c. 3800-3200 BC
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Thread: Some Irish names for birds....
The Irish for the Goldfinch, one of Ireland's most colourful birds, is 'Lasair Choille' which roughly translates as 'bright flame of the forest'
Photo: Sue Cro (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Blessed water..... St. Brigid's holy well, Co. Kildare. The distinctive stones in the stream are known as Saint Brigid's slippers
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Bees were so important in Early Medieval Ireland that they had their own set of laws the 'Bechbretha'. These judgements covered such topics as ownership of swarms, theft of bee-hives and neighbours' entitlements to honey from a beekeeper
#WorldBeeDay
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An early medieval high cross at Ahenny, Co Tipperary. Standing at over 3m tall, it probably dates from 8th/9th century AD
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A newly woven St Brigid's cross to celebrate her feast day tomorrow. Fashioned out of rushes, these were traditionally hung in houses (and animal byres) to protect the occupants from harm or evil.
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A simple medieval window illuminating the interior of Fahy church, Co. Mayo
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The beautiful Ardagh chalice from Co Limerick. 8th century in date, it was discovered by boys digging for potatoes
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Medieval portals...... Kilconnell Friary, Co Galway
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10th century carvings adorning the base of the Moone high cross, Co Kildare. From top to bottom they depict Adam and Eve, the sacrifice of Isaac and Daniel in the lion's den.
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Unusual 19th century headstone in Dunmore, Co Galway. Limestone centre encased in an ornate iron surround
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The ivy clad ruins of a fortified Church at Killelan, Co Kildare
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Tonight is St Brigid's eve so don't forget to leave a cloth or scarf outside to be blessed by the saint as she passes. Known as a 'Bratog Bride' in Irish folklore, this special garment can then be used as a cure for headaches or sore throats
#folklore
#Ireland
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Came across this today. An Irish threepence coin fron 1942. It features a hare
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Evidence for long-distance trade in the Irish Neolithic. These beautiful green jadeite axes from Donegal & Westmeath are c. 6000 years old. Studies have shown that the stone they are fashioned out of comes from a series of Neolithic quarries located high in the Italian alps.
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A woman and girl walk through a honeycomb of stone walls to get water from a pump, Inishmaan, the Aran Islands, 1971
Photo by Winfield Parks for National Geographic
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St. Kieran's holy well, Co Kilkenny. Its water was traditionally used to cure headaches.
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Horrible day here in Wexford but not quite as bad as in AD 690 when according to the Irish Annals, 'it rained a shower of blood and a wolf was heard speaking with a human voice'.
#Stormy
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Love this 13th century drinking horn from Sweden, it's fashioned out of birch wood
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Ivy clad ruins.... inside a medieval church at Bishop's Quarter, Co Clare
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Pumpkins eh? here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and was carved at Baile na Finne, Co. Donegal (it now resides at the Irish Museum of Country Life)
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Medieval green man with foliage emerging from his mouth, Ballynakill church, Co. Galway
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Medieval windows.....inside the ruins of a 12th century abbey at Corcomroe, Co. Clare
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The ruins of a 15th century Augustinian Priory at Callan, Co Kilkenny
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The Ardross Wolf stone, this Pictish artwork dates from circa 6th/7th century AD
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Through a prehistoric portal...... Drombeg stone circle, Co. Cork
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Through a 16th century doorway........ Ballinakill church, Co Galway
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Thought to be Ireland's tallest standing stone, this enormous monolith is found at Doonfeeny, Co Mayo
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The entrance into the great Neolithic tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath. Over 5000 years old, the site is closely linked with the Winter solstice. On this day a single beam of sunlight creeps up along the tomb’s passageway and illuminates the dark confines of the burial chamber.
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No, not an Elvish text but instead Kilkenny city's oldest surviving book. The Liber Primus Kilkenniensis, written entries start in AD 1231 and end in 1537. It's now on display at the
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Tonight is St Brigid's eve so don't forget to leave a cloth or scarf outside to be blessed by the saint as she passes. Known as a 'Bratog Bride' in Irish folklore, this special garment can then be used as a cure for headaches or sore throats
#folklore
#Ireland
#StBrigidsDay
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The ruins of a 13th century Franciscan friary in Wicklow town
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Inside the ruins of St Patrick's church, Wexford town. It's first mentioned in a document dating from AD 1420
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12th century church ruin, Kilmalkeadar, Dingle, Co. Kerry
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An impressive effigy tomb at Kilcooley Abbey, Tipperary. An inscription on the tomb reads 'Here lies, together with his parents, Pierce fitz Oge Butler, who died on the feast of St Benedict, A.D. 1526..'
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