Ireland Archive
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AncientPages.com - Ireland and Wales share more than just geographical proximity; they have deep cultural and linguistic connections. And this year marks the centenary of a groundbreaking work
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The early history of Ireland is a fascinating subject, rich with intriguing details and mysteries. Long before the arrival of the Celts, Ireland
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have found well-preserved evidence of oral bacteria, in two 4,000-year-old human teeth in a limestone cave in County Limerick, Ireland. A tooth
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Can a tomb that has stood in the same spot for thousands of years suddenly vanish? That is a question many pondered when
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many years ago, a large granite boulder was found in Ireland. It is one of many intriguing ancient stones in the country, except
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Historical Figures
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has been decided the skeleton of the Irish Giant Charles Byrne will not be part of the controversial exhibition at the Hunterian
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Crannogs are fascinating ancient artificial islands in Britain and Ireland. Previous studies have revealed hundreds of crannogs, mostly in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While carrying out fieldwork in the Burren lowlands east of Gort in Co Galway, Ireland archaeologist Michael Gibbons discovered a remarkable Bronze Age
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The 1,000-year-old Viking Weaver's sword is a true archaeological treasure. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Ireland have retrieved a curious 1,600-year-old wooden Pagan idol from a bog in Gortnacrannagh, a few kilometers northeast of the prehistoric
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The accidental and highly unusual discovery was made during land improvement work on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Tomb on the Dingle
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Using remote-sensing technology and a geophysical survey, scientists have discovered a massive, underground anomaly. It has been suggested Iron Age temples of the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - People in Ireland now have more reason than ever to wonder where their ancestors came from. Ancient DNA reveals Irish are not Celts
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New research has found that the population of Ireland was in serious decline for almost 200 years before the Vikings settled. Previously it
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A previously undiscovered henge or monument located close to the 5,000 year old Newgrange monument in County Meath in Ireland's East Coast has been detected by Anthony
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient mysteries cannot be easily solved. This is especially true when witnesses to strange events are long gone, and all that remains are
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Vikings played an important role in the history of Ireland. The Norsemen founded many of the island nation’s towns and cities, including its capital,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The first genetic map of the people of Ireland has been presented by a team of Irish, British and American researchers who analyzed data from 194 Irish
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Ancient people practiced various burial rituals depending on their customs and faith. There is now evidence ancient Irish were involved in dismemberment of bodies. Bones excavated and
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Ancient Mysteries
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com - Where did the Tuatha de Danann come from? Legends of these people resemble those of ancient Greek gods, goddesses and archaic heroes; Could there
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News
AncientPages.com - On January 30, 1972, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, British Army paratroopers shot 26 unarmed civilians, all Northern Catholics, during a protest march against internment. This tragic event
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AncientPages.com - On May 24, 1798, the Irish Rebellion began against British rule. The United Irishmen led it. It eventually failed and resulted in 34 of its key
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient stone circle known as 'Stones of the Sun (In Irish, 'Lios na Grainsi') was built around 2000 BC by the people
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Beneath the modern streets of Dublin, Ireland, archaeologists have made an astonishing discovery uncovering the largest known Viking burial in Europe, Scandinavia excluded. This incredible discovery includes
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