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Paul Duffy

@pdufaigh.bsky.social
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Archaeologist/Author of Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound @CynrenPress; Ireland and the Crusades @FourCourtsPress; Carrickfergus to Carcassonne @Brepols www.paulduffywritings.com

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
What 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...
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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
An 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 🏺
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Graduation Day Trinity College
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Office of Public Works @opwireland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Cuimhnigh 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
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Lovely end to the week
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Where it all began
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
School tour vibes - ‘what can I get for this?’
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Very proud of how this turned out storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8614...
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The History Beneath Central Hotel
1 - 5 Exchequer Street, Dublin, Ireland
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Week done
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
At Patrick’s Cross - Downpatrick
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The 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...
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Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound by Paul Duffy | Medieval Historical Fiction | Cynren Press — Cynren Press
A riveting medieval historical novel set in 12th-century Ireland—identity, loyalty, and betrayal collide in this Foreword INDIES award-winning debut.
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
A weekend of lighthouses, planetary alignments and a hike up Slieve Donard - good for what ails ya
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A weekend well spent spotting the vaulted squiches of Barcelona! 11thC St Pau stole my heart but the soaring gothic cathedral was quite something too
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Back bothering ash pits
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Does 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...
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Hugh de Lacy and the Albigensian Crusade - Turtle Bunbury Histories
The 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...
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
New 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
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Full Power
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Few moon shots from my walk home from the pub
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Really Enjoying Clark’s new album - just released … straight up there with his best work. clark.bandcamp.com/album/steep-...
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Steep Stims, by Clark
13 track album
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Diagonal chimney Enniscorthy Castle c.1600
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Got a good shot of the geometric artwork in Seefin last week. So faint that McAlister missed this when excavating the tomb
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 23/10/2025
Tattoo 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
Illustration of a tattoo depicting two deer being attacked by three big cats; two with stripes, one with spots.
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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Last 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 #MedievalSky
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 21/10/2025
You can dig a little deeper into the story of Glendalough here: www.tuatha.ie/glendalough-...
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Glendalough Monastery • History • 2025 Visitor Information
Glendalough Monastery is one of the most beautiful and historic sites in Ireland. A special and sacred place since it was founded by St Kevin
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Very 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
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Amazing weekend at the Workd Master Mountain Running championships in Meduno - great haul of Irish medals
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Busy week next week www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
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In the Antiquarians Cellar - Walk and Talk | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025
This 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 ...
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Tour of St Mary’s Abbey Gatehouse | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025
Visit 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...
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Conservation 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...
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🙏🙏🤘 open.spotify.com/show/2CxV9Kh...
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Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound
Paul M. Duffy · Audiobook
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Tomorrow I will be exploring results from @IACArchaeology excavations at this @FMDublin tour as part of the brilliant @CultureDateD8 programme
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Me Jewel and Darlin' Dubh Linn: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Dublin 8 | Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Culture, History and Heritage in Dublin 8
This 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...
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Windy Day for it! But possibly best medal ever..
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
My talk on the varied and surprising links between Ireland and the Crusades for a wet afternoon peeling spuds m.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pg...
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Festival of History 2023 - Paul Duffy - Ireland and The Crusades
YouTube video by Dublin City Libraries
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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
And 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
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Available on Audible/Spotify/Apple etc
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
An unsentimental Tudor-era mason fairly hacked up this 13thC grave-slab for his window sill!
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Any ideas?
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Arising 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...
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IMIRCE
IMIRCE
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
📷 🎨 drtomhorne.com/gallery/
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/r... audiobook on sale this month
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Run 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...
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 01/03/2025
Discover 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
A woman in a red coat and blue trousers, walks down a steep path to the shore on Valentia Island with the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Any ideas on the script? C14th C graveslab
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Screengrab from our photogrammetry model of a 14th Century stone footing (right) and lime kiln (left) beneath 1970s concrete foundations - Dublin 8
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Dr Ciarán McDonnell @drciaranmcdonnell.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hello 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...
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Instead 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.social
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Stories of Old St Canices - The Evolution of the Medieval Church
Stories 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
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Lily Mac Mahon @lilymacmahon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Check out the latest classical studies and archaeology catalogue, available to read here on ISSUU: bit.ly/4b01WSs
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Morning Moonshine over Luggala
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Paul Duffy @pdufaigh.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
open.spotify.com/show/2CxV9Kh... immensely proud of this - amazing reading by actor Bob Kelly. Spread the word!
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Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound
Paul M. Duffy · Audiobook
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