Saturday, 10 October 2026 📌 Pastimes: The Archaeology of Recreation Meet the Speaker! Dolores Kearney 📍 Silent fragments: dolls in the materiality of past recreation. What can a simple doll tell us about the lives of children in the past? 🎟 Booking now open: bit.ly/3OABLuR

Rathmichael Summer Lecture Series | 10–14 August Five evenings of talks exploring the history & archaeology of Derry, featuring Finnian Ó Cionnaigh, Bernadette Cunningham, Rebecca Campion, Annaleigh Margey and Aideen Ireland. 📍 Rathmichael Parish School, Shankill 🕢 Doors open 7.30 pm

Published in Archaeology Ireland (Autumn 2015), Shirley Walsh explores the materials, skills and practical knowledge involved in textile production. She offers a glimpse into the ingenuity & craftsmanship behind weaving in the past. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/54707... bit.ly/3OABLuR

Seamus Heaney and the Bogs 🌿 Celebrate Bog Day 2026 at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again with Dr Patrick Roycroft (National Museum of Ireland), exploring the bogs that inspired Heaney's poetry through natural history and readings. 📅 Sat, 1 Aug, 2pm https://ow.ly/RaQ150ZnI94

Seamus Heaney and the Bogs

A Talk by Dr Patrick Roycroft, Curator of Geology at the National Museum of Ireland

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Who shaped Ireland’s royal landscapes? In the latest issue of Archaeology Ireland, Padraig Clancy re-examines the history of the Curragh, arguing that queens, abbesses and the Wrens were central to the symbolic development of this remarkable landscape. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/15687...

Meet the Speaker! Hilary White Practised in around 90 countries, falconry is one of humanity’s oldest living traditions. In this talk, Hilary White explores how a practice stretching back over 4,000 years has evolved, becoming recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. bit.ly/3OABLuR

Discover the Museum after hours at #DublinByDusk for Evening Discovery Tours. Join us and explore remarkable objects, including the iconic Tara Brooch. 📍National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street 📅 Thursday, 30 July 🕔 Tours: 17:00 & 18:30 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D... #TaraBrooch #Archaeology

For centuries, Teltown was associated with the Óenach Tailten, one of Ireland’s great seasonal assemblies, bringing communities together for athletic contests, horse racing, games, trading and storytelling. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/55087... Available on open access now.

Thomas Paine’s 'Rights of Man' sold more copies in Ireland than any other country, helping to shape political debate in the years leading up to the 1798 Rebellion. In the latest issue of History Ireland, Fergus Whelan examines his enduring influence in Ireland. historyireland.com/thomas-paine...

THOMAS PAINE, IRELAND AND THE IRISH GHOST - History Ireland

By Fergus Whelan Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England, in 1737. He had worked as a staymaker and a customs officer before emigrating to the North American colonies in 1774, where he quickly foun...

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Know Your Monuments: Early Historic Routeways To mark the upcoming NMS Annual Archaeology Conference 2026, Pastimes: The Archaeology of Recreation, we’re revisiting an article from the Archaeology Ireland archive: Open access now for you here: reader.exacteditions.com/issues/54707...

One of Europe’s oldest organised settlements may be located in Northern Ireland, at a “3,000-year-old major prehistoric centre” just outside Armagh, according to new archaeological findings. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Prehistoric ‘town-like’ settlement in Armagh may be one of Europe’s oldest

The 3,000-year-old Haughey’s Fort ‘was a thriving and complex hub’ some 400 years earlier than previously thought, academics say

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Published in Archaeology Ireland (Summer 2015), Peter Woodman examines the significance of Mount Sandel and the evidence for some of Ireland’s earliest settlers. As preparations continue for 'Pastimes: The Archaeology of Recreation', we’re revisiting this article from the archive. bit.ly/3OABLuR

As preparations continue for 'Pastimes: The Archaeology of Recreation', we’re revisiting an article from the Archaeology Ireland archive. Franc Myles explores recent discoveries at Rathfarnham Castle: reader.exacteditions.com/issues/54685... 🗓 10 October 2026 📍 Trinity College Dublin

What can a reconstructed roundhouse reveal about life in early medieval Ireland? The Summer 2026 issue of Archaeology Ireland features a brilliant study of the construction, use, destruction & excavation of an early medieval roundhouse at UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture.

Delighted to be in an exceptionally cool edition of @archiremag.bsky.social ( lotta familiar names in this one!). The grrls and meself are telling a story of industry, poverty, change and footwear. Thank U Arch Ire and also Yvonne and Kate TVAS Ireland as the bestest writing team!.

How does an ordinary object become a sacred relic? In the Summer 2026 issue of Archaeology Ireland, Cormac Bourke examines the story of a bell once associated with St Brigid and Glastonbury, exploring how archival evidence and material analysis reshaped understanding of the object over time.

The Summer issue of Archaeology Ireland is due in from the printers and will be posted to subscribers later this week! In shops after the weekend. Amongst many other features, for the week that's in it, Tamlyn McHugh discusses Irish weather lore. "RED SKY IN THE MORNING, SHEPHERD’S WARNING"

The Museum, but after hours 🌙 Dublin by Dusk launches Thursday 28 May Free After hours tours. A different way to explore Dublina and the Museum. 🕠 From 17:00 📍 Collins Barracks & Kildare Street 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D... #DublinByDusk #WhatsOnDublin #AfterHours

What do the MacCarthy Cup and prehistoric bog butter have in common? Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey explore the evolution of hurling, Gaelic football and camogie over centuries of Irish history in this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series. archaeologyireland.ie/2018/03/19/e...

Roscommon’s holy wells: customs, cures and sacred waters by Tamlyn McHugh, published by the Heritage Council and Roscommon County Council, explores the archaeology, customs and rituals associated with Roscommon’s holy wells. Reviewed in Archaeology Ireland. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/15525...

What survives beneath the gorse on Cromwell Hill? Patricia Jones explores possible links between dolmens, caves and natural landscape features in Co. Limerick — with intriguing comparisons to Korean dolmen traditions. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/12206...

Public consultation now open from County Museum Dundalk as it develops its 2026–2030 Strategic Development Programme. If you value local museums, archaeology, history and community heritage, you can contribute your views here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CountyMuse...

Castleisland marks 800 years this weekend. In Archaeology Ireland (Spring 2026), Robert McGuire traces the ‘Castle of the Island’ from medieval stronghold to its role in the Desmond rebellions. 📍 1–3 May 🔗 castleislandcastle.com

📚Newly catalogued: The George Eogan Library Former Museum Librarian Connie Bettison reflects on cataloguing Prof. George Eogan’s working library-2,000+ archaeology books & journals in the National Museum of Ireland Library www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #Archaeology #MuseumLibrary #RegistrationCorner

Castleisland 800 (1–3 May) marks the 800th anniversary of the ‘Castle of the Island’. Featured in Archaeology Ireland (Spring 2026), Robert McGuire traces its history from foundation to decline and renewal. Further details at: castleislandcastle.com

How was Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem represented on Ireland’s high crosses? In Archaeology Ireland (Spring 2014), Mike King examines its depiction and meaning in early medieval sculpture. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/54694...

How do layers of Dublin’s past survive beneath the modern city? In Archaeology Ireland (Spring 2026), Paul Duffy, Chris Coffey and Marc Piera examine excavations at Molyneux House, revealing a complex urban sequence from medieval to modern.

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 E 29, the Book of Fermoy. Commissioned by David Mór Roche, it includes poems and prose relating to the medieval Roche family as well as a duanaire (poembook) containing copies of poems attributed to Gearóid Iarla, 3rd earl of Desmond (1338-1398).

From the archives: Franc Myles examines the ‘Archaeology of 1916’ project, treating North King Street as archaeological landscape within the modern city. Through fieldwork & primary sources, he reassesses the spatial dynamics & material traces of the Rising. archaeologyireland.ie/2018/03/19/a...

From Archaeology Ireland Spring 2026: ‘All in a Day’s Work’ by Róisín Nic Cráimhín, Emma Skarstrand and Griffin Murray examines the return of Robert Day’s antiquarian collection to Ireland. Over 100 objects, many retaining original labels!