Reposted by Paul DuffyAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 21/06/2026What if beauty isn't simply a matter of taste, but a glimpse of something fundamental? An encounter at Lastingham led me from photography and art to Paul Dirac, quantum mechanics, and the ancient idea of aletheia - an unveiling of hidden relationships. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh... 16212
Reposted by Paul DuffyNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026An update from the last day of archaeological excavation at Viking Woodstown! We will be backfilling all the trenches tomorrow so another update to come. #ireland #spéirghorm #vikings #archaeology 🏺 44511
Reposted by Paul DuffyOffice of Public Works @opwireland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Cuimhnigh go bhfuil cead isteach SAOR IN AISCE chuig roinnt láithreacha oidhreachta OPW ar an gcéad Chéadaoin sa mhí. Um liosta iomlán uaireanta oscailte agus T&C féach le do thoil: cutt.ly/5tLTqo7i 022
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Very proud of how this turned out storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8614...storymaps.arcgis.comThe History Beneath Central Hotel1 - 5 Exchequer Street, Dublin, Ireland 010
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The 5thC experiences and writings of St Patrick are explored, shadowed and ventriloquised by the 12thC protagonist of my novel - also a slave snatched from Britain….an aspect of the story I really benefitted from thinking deeply on and weaving into the narrative. www.cynren.com/catalog/p/ru...cynren.comRun with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound by Paul Duffy | Medieval Historical Fiction | Cynren Press — Cynren PressA riveting medieval historical novel set in 12th-century Ireland—identity, loyalty, and betrayal collide in this Foreword INDIES award-winning debut. 020
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 01/03/2026A weekend of lighthouses, planetary alignments and a hike up Slieve Donard - good for what ails ya 030
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026A weekend well spent spotting the vaulted squiches of Barcelona! 11thC St Pau stole my heart but the soaring gothic cathedral was quite something too 030
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Does the heart good to see someone else marvel in the discovery of Hugh de Lacy’s deeds in Languedoc - Maith thu Turtle turtlebunbury.com/document/lac...turtlebunbury.comHugh de Lacy and the Albigensian Crusade - Turtle Bunbury HistoriesThe Albigensian Crusade (1209–1230) aimed to destroy the Cathars in southern France. Laurac-le-Grand was a key Cathar stronghold, defended by Aymeric de Montréal and his sister Lady Guiraude de Laurac... 041
Reposted by Paul DuffyYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 10/11/2025New issue of Cambridge Archaeological Journal Vol. 35, No. 4 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #openaccess @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @cmramos.bsky.social @pdufaigh.bsky.social 092
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Really Enjoying Clark’s new album - just released … straight up there with his best work. clark.bandcamp.com/album/steep-...clark.bandcamp.comSteep Stims, by Clark13 track album 110
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Got a good shot of the geometric artwork in Seefin last week. So faint that McAlister missed this when excavating the tomb 020
Reposted by Paul DuffyAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 23/10/2025Tattoo from the preserved body of a Siberian ice mummy, from the Iron Age Pazyryk culture of the Altai Mountains. Depicting two tigers and a leopard attacking two deer, it shows the sophisticated methods of Pazyryk tattooers #InternationalSnowLeopardDay 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology 04010
Reposted by Paul DuffyElizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Last night I attended the launch of Dublin in Deeds: Records of the Guild of St Anne, 1237-1778, @ria.ie The freely accessible digital resources and contextual essays are here on the Virtual Treasury website: virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/g... #Spéirghorm #MedievalSkyvirtualtreasury.ieVirtual TreasuryVirtual Treasury 0177
Reposted by Paul DuffyTuatha @tuatha.ie · 21/10/2025You can dig a little deeper into the story of Glendalough here: www.tuatha.ie/glendalough-...tuatha.ieGlendalough Monastery • History • 2025 Visitor InformationGlendalough Monastery is one of the most beautiful and historic sites in Ireland. A special and sacred place since it was founded by St Kevin 0163
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Very proud of our heritage display honouring Molyneux House, Astleys Amphitheater and Medieval features with glass floor, mounted masonry, relaid slabs and interpretive panels. All at Citizen M Bride St @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @archiremag.bsky.social @ria.ie 130
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Amazing weekend at the Workd Master Mountain Running championships in Meduno - great haul of Irish medals 100
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Busy week next week www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...heritageweek.ieIn the Antiquarians Cellar - Walk and Talk | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025This is a walk and talk with archaeologist Paul Duffy discussing the archaeology of the Bride Street, Stephen Street, Aungier Street and Kevin Street area with ... 000
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...heritageweek.ieTour of St Mary’s Abbey Gatehouse | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025Visit the recently discovered remains of a medieval gatehouse that gave access into the extensive St Mary’s Cistercian Abbey that once dominated the northern sh... 000
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Conservation Management Plan for the beautiful and enigmatic St Fintan’s Church made available by @fingal.ie Very proud of the end product - www.fingal.ie/sites/defaul... 021
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 21/05/2025🙏🙏🤘 open.spotify.com/show/2CxV9Kh...open.spotify.comRun with the Hare, Hunt with the HoundPaul M. Duffy · Audiobook 030
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Tomorrow I will be exploring results from @IACArchaeology excavations at this @FMDublin tour as part of the brilliant @CultureDateD8 programme 010
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 30/04/2025www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whats-on/me-...culturedatewithdublin8.ieMe Jewel and Darlin' Dubh Linn: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Dublin 8 | Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Culture, History and Heritage in Dublin 8This is a walk and talk with archaeologist Paul Duffy discussing the archaeology of the Bride Street, Stephen Street, Aungier Street and Kevin Street area with a focus on recent discoveries and how... 010
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 19/04/2025My talk on the varied and surprising links between Ireland and the Crusades for a wet afternoon peeling spuds m.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pg...m.youtube.comFestival of History 2023 - Paul Duffy - Ireland and The CrusadesYouTube video by Dublin City Libraries 052
Reposted by Paul DuffyNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025And one for anyone interested in Irish history: 'Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound' by @pdufaigh.bsky.social – an immersive plunge into the time of the Norman arrival in Ireland, full of moral dubiousness. And as Paul is one of our leading archaeologists of medieval Dublin, it is VERY accurate 4174
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 27/03/2025An unsentimental Tudor-era mason fairly hacked up this 13thC grave-slab for his window sill! 010
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Arising from a really excellent conference at Dublin Castle organised by @nationalmons.bsky.social IMIRCE includes a whole range of reflections on immigration into Ireland throughout history anf pre-history wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro.... My talk from the day: m.youtube.com/watch?v=leqa...wordwellbooks.comIMIRCEIMIRCE 053
Reposted by Paul DuffyDr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025📷 🎨 drtomhorne.com/gallery/ 094
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 03/03/2025www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/r... audiobook on sale this monthchirpbooks.comRun with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound“A shining example of what historical fiction should be” (New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick): When Alberic’s home in medieval Ireland is conquered, he’s forced to serve as a transla... 142
Reposted by Paul DuffyTuatha @tuatha.ie · 01/03/2025Discover the stories behind the scenery with our ultimate guide to the Ring of Kerry! In my work as an archaeologist and author of a guidebook to the Wild Atlantic Way, I’ve had the great joy of visiting practically every nook and cranny along the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula. #Ireland 2357
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Screengrab from our photogrammetry model of a 14th Century stone footing (right) and lime kiln (left) beneath 1970s concrete foundations - Dublin 8 000
Reposted by Paul DuffyDr Ciarán McDonnell @drciaranmcdonnell.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Hello new followers! Here's a list of some of my publications: first up, 'Loyalty and Rebellion: Irish soldiers in the British military during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars', published in 2022 with @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social. #OpenAcess journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/bj... 2367
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Instead of burning/plundering, did the Vikings build/patronise Dublin churches?? Thx to Neil + Roisin @tuatha.ie for a great recording experience www.abartaheritage.ie/stories-of-o... @socmedarch.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social @friendlesschurches.bsky.social @discoveryprogramme.bsky.socialabartaheritage.ieStories of Old St Canices - The Evolution of the Medieval ChurchStories from Old St Canice's: The Evolution of the Medieval Church Archaeologist Paul Duffy discusses the evolution of the Medieval Church here at St Canices. In this 0134
Reposted by Paul DuffyLily Mac Mahon @lilymacmahon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Check out the latest classical studies and archaeology catalogue, available to read here on ISSUU: bit.ly/4b01WSs 031
Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 09/02/2025open.spotify.com/show/2CxV9Kh... immensely proud of this - amazing reading by actor Bob Kelly. Spread the word!open.spotify.comRun with the Hare, Hunt with the HoundPaul M. Duffy · Audiobook 010