http://eachtra.ie An Irish archaeological partnership Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:41:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A survey of Old Rahoon graveyard was undertaken by Eachtra Archaeological Projects on behalf of the Heritage Office of Galway City Council. The grave memorials were planned, photographed and recorded. The full results of the survey is available on http://historicgraves.com/graveyard/old-rahoon/ga-odra. A leaflet was produced and designed for visitors to the graveyard and ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/leaflet-for-old-rahoon-historic-graveyard/ Archaeological Excavation Report Nineteenth century burials Human remains were recorded during archaeological monitoring of a watermains trench in the middle of the road at the junction between the Athenry Road and the Dublin Road Housing Estate The works were associated with the Tuam Town Water Supply Scheme in early 2012. The remains ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/10e0117-toberjarlath-co-galway/ Archaeological Excavation Report Early medieval graveyard and enclosure Following the discovery of human remains during archaeological monitoring of engineering trial pits in Sawpit Lane a 1 m wide trench was excavated along Sawpit Lane, Church Lane and The Mall in advance of pipelaying associated with the Tuam Town Water Supply in July ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/early-medieval-graveyard-and-enclosure-at-sawpit-lane-tuam-co-galway/ Archaeological Excavation Report Medieval Castle Adare Castle Co. Limerick is located on the northern bank of the Maigue River c.150m east of the bridge. A bridge is marked in this location on the Down Survey map (c. 1656). The land in the vicinity of the castle is lowlying. The ruined Franciscan Friary ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/01e1153-adare-castle-co-limerick/ Friends of Medieval Dublin 15th Medieval Dublin Symposium Saturday 25 May 2013 Robert Emmet Theatre (Room 2037) Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin 09.30  Registration and opening remarks Seán Duffy 09.40  The importance of women in measuring the Irishness of Viking Dublin Patrick F. Wallace 10.30  Dublin and the Late Roman comb Ian Riddler 11.10               ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/15th-friends-of-medieval-dublin-symposium/ 9th - 10th May 2013 Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Dublin Over the past few years the extent and quality of information available from satellites, airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) and aerial photography has grown exponentially. These techniques, collectively referred to as remote sensing, have had an enormous impact on our ability to ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/from-known-knowns-to-unknown-unknowns-remotely-detecting-the-past/ Saturday 27 April 2013 1.00-4.30 pm St. Finbarr’s College, Farranferris, on the Northside of Cork city Parking will be available at no charge Are you or would you like to be involved in an oral history / folklore project? Do you carry out recorded interviews or plan to? Would you like to share your experiences ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/munster-oral-history-forum/ Institute of Archaeology of Ireland The Pearse Hotel, 98–107 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April 2013 FRIDAY 10:30 - Registration Opens ▪▪▪▪ Session 1 ▪▪▪▪ 11:00 - Teresa Bolger (Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd): Post-Boom Archaeology - Do we have new knowledge management issues ... or just the old ones on steroids? 11:30 - ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/iai-spring-conference-2013-the-legacy-of-development-led-archaeology/ The 52th Consecutive Conference - 5th - 6th April, 2013 at Mount St Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland Roscrea and the Irish midlands in the late twelfth and early thirteenth-centuries; celebrating the first formal record of Parliament in Ireland and the building of the castle: Roscrea 1213. Programme: Friday 5th April 7.45pm The Council of ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/roscrea-spring-conference-2013/ Roscrea Heritage Society invites you to celebrate Roscrea 800 800 years of Roscrea Castle: 1213 - 2013 and commemorating the first recorded instance of Parliament in Ireland as happened at Roscrea in 1213. Thursday 4th April – Sunday 7th April 2013 Programme Thursday 4th April in Damer Annex at 8.15pm George Cunningham, 800 years of Roscrea Castle, from 1213 ... http://eachtra.ie/index.php/journal/roscrea-800/