Continue Reading... Evidence for prehistoric human dismemberment found at Carrowkeel ...

County Wexford contains an unusual concentration of domestically produced, medieval ceramic lamps, an artefact type which is largely absent from the rest of the country.

Continue Reading... The Gleninsheen Gold Collar, a Bronze Age Treasure ...

A collection of images depicting 16th century Irish people. Although the majority of figures illustrated are soldiers and warriors, there… ...

A beautiful silver Thor’s Hammer has been discovered in Norway. Found over the Easter weekend by Magne Øksnes, the hammer… ...

Continue Reading... A possible depiction of the Viking wolf Fenrir from Dublin?

A collection of images depicting 16th century Irish people. Although the majority of figures illustrated are soldiers and warriors, there… ...

Continue Reading... The folklore of shoes: An account from Co. Galway This blog post details some of the folklore and history surrounding shoes in early 20th century Ireland. It is based… ...

That Ireland was reasonably well known in the classical world is demonstrated by Ptolemy’s Geography. This is a list of… ...

The Ballynolan thistle brooch was found near Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick in 1836. It was discovered by John Kennedy as he… ...

County Wexford contains an unusual concentration of domestically produced, medieval ceramic lamps, an artefact type which is largely absent from the rest of the country.

Continue Reading... 19th century depictions of Ireland by William H. Bartlett ...