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Sharing Ireland’s amazing archaeology as well as interesting sites from around the world. Posts by Wexford archaeologist Colm Moriarty.

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

The ivy clad ruins of a fortified Church at Killelan, Co Kildare

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

'Bile': the Irish word for an ancient venerated tree, a sacred tree

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Through a prehistoric portal...... Drombeg stone circle, Cork

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Remembering 'BOB', who died on Christmas day 1750. This simple gravemarker is located in Kells, Co Meath.

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

An ogham stone at Ballinrannig, Dingle, Co. Kerry. Dating from the 5th century AD, its badly worn inscription reads "Conmac of Corb son of ..."

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Lovely medieval grave-slab at St. Mary's church, New Ross, Co Wexford

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

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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John Ó Néill @jjconeill.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This is a lecture I gave to the Ulster Archaeology Society earlier this year looking at undocumented burials around Belfast: such as coffins in estuarine mud, a cemetery below a cross roads, a lost plot for executed prisoners. And Samuel L Jackson... m.youtube.com/watch?v=MbFa...

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The Valley of Dry Bones: Belfast's forgotten burial grounds

YouTube video by The Ulster Archaeological Society

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Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

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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