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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1991

Page 1. FROM DUN DELCA TO DUNDALK: the topography and archaeology of a medieval frontier town AD ... more Page 1. FROM DUN DELCA TO DUNDALK: the topography and archaeology of a medieval frontier town AD c. 1187-1700 By Paul Gosling Page 2. CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements 225 1. Introduction 227 2. Sources 231 3. Topography of the Dundalk Area ^' 239 ...

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Ríocht na Midhe, 2023

Between August 1957 and June 1958, Fr. Robert Callary re-told the story of Táin Bó Cúailnge in 4... more Between August 1957 and June 1958, Fr. Robert Callary re-told the story of Táin Bó Cúailnge in 40-odd instalments in two midland newspapers: the Meath Chronicle and the Westmeath Examiner. The paper explores this forgotten, epic undertaking and assesses its worth. (Publication date: March 2023).

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1993

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The Táin March is a walking festival based in Co. Louth, in the Republic of Ireland. Established ... more The Táin March is a walking festival based in Co. Louth, in the Republic of Ireland. Established in 2011, it celebrates Ireland’s famous medieval epic, Táin Bó Cúailnge. This paper evaluates the festival’s organisation and finances and assesses its potential to become a major event in the country’s tourism calendar.

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Archaeology Ireland, 2010

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Archaeology Ireland, 2007

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1977

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1991

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Ríocht na Midhe, 2023

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1993

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Archaeology Ireland, 2010

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Archaeology Ireland, 2007

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1977

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Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1980

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Ask About Ireland website, www.askaboutireland.ie, Feb 2006

A web project sponsored by Louth County Library in late 2005 to examine the archaeological herit... more A web project sponsored by Louth County Library in late 2005 to examine the archaeological heritage of the county through the lens of Thomas Wright's seminal book Louthiana, published in 1748 (reprinted 1758). A total of 19 monuments are profiled. Their character and condition is assessed from the time of their first recording in the 1740s, through their re-exaimnation by members of the Louth Archaeologcal Society in the early 1900s - the 'Louthiana: ancient and modern series' - to their recording and assessment by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s.

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A 68 page, populist guide-book to the major architectural, archaeological and historic sites in C... more A 68 page, populist guide-book to the major architectural, archaeological and historic sites in Carlingford town on the Cooley Peninsula, Co. Louth, Ireland.

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This volume is part of a series presenting the results of a preliminary archaeological survey of ... more This volume is part of a series presenting the results of a preliminary archaeological survey of all known archaeological sites and monuments of pre- AD 1700 date in Co. Galway. The survey was conducted by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland in conjunction with the Dept. of Archaeology in University College Galway (now NUI Galway).

Volume 1 covers the following:
a) that part of Co. Galway lying west of Lough Corrib;
b) the Aran Islands, i.e. Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inisheer;
c) the barony of Galway, i.e. the immediate hinterland of Galway city.

The volume is divided into sections based on monument types, i.e. megalithic tomb, castle, church. The entries for each site provide short descriptions and locational data but no plans or sections. A selection of B&W photographs, locational maps and indices are also included.

The data presented was collected during fieldwork in the years 1982 to 1988.

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The scope of this talk will be twofold. Firstly, the topographical evidence for the route followe... more The scope of this talk will be twofold. Firstly, the topographical evidence for the route followed by Queen Medb’s forces on Táin Bó Cúailnge will be reviewed. This epic cattle raid, from Crúachain (Tulsk, Co. Roscommon) via Scramoge, Termonbarry, Longford, Granard, Finnea, Fore, Crossakeel, Kells, Teltown, Rathkenny, Ardee and Dundalk to Cúailnge (Cooley, Co. Louth) is supposed to have occurred about the time of Christ’s birth. A research paper on this topic is forthcoming in EMANIA: the Journal of the Navan Research Group (for details and a pre-print of same, see https://gmit.academia.edu/PaulGosling ).
Secondly, the talk will outline the plans to redux, on foot, the whole route of Táin Bó Cúailnge from Tulsk to Omeath in late May - early June 2015. This is being organised as part of the TÁIN MARCH Festival ( http://www.tainmarch.net ). Particular focus will be placed on the challenges and opportunities of re-enactment as part of heritage tourism.

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This presentation was delivered as part of a panel on the Harvard Irish Mission, the other presen... more This presentation was delivered as part of a panel on the Harvard Irish Mission, the other presenters being Brigittine French, Deirdre O'Mahony and Anne Byrne. The presentation highlighted how the Harvard team transformed archaeological research in Ireland. It showed how the 17 sites chosen for investigation reflected contemporary cultural agendas and ruffled some local feathers. Apart from training a new generation of Irish professional archaeologists, their field techniques raised the standards of excavation even though no final report on the work was published.

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The Ulster Scots adjective 'drumly', when applied to water, means 'troubled, turbid, muddy'. As s... more The Ulster Scots adjective 'drumly', when applied to water, means 'troubled, turbid, muddy'. As such, it aptly captures the challenges attendant upon the identification of rivers and river-names in Táin Bó Cúailnge. This paper will assess the occurrence of river-names in the various recensions, evaluate identifications, and re-emphasise the value of a geographical approach in placename research.
Rivers and streams play a significant role in the Táin. They occur most often circumstantially, providing the settings for confrontations and conflicts as well as offering topographical markers for the route followed by Queen Medb’s forces. Occasionally, they also assume foreground roles as when the Cronn and the Colptha rise up and engulf the Connacht troops as they attempt to ford these rivers.
Within the texts of the Táin, river-names occur in a variety of contexts; as simple identifying labels, as ‘corroboration of incident’ names, and in lists. The manner of their occurrence and use in the narrative has led many modern scholars to view them merely as literary enrichments and/or narrative devices, ignoring their topographical value. The paper will seek to redress this imbalance and provide re-evaluations on some river identifications.
Finally, the importance of a geographical approach to river and river-name recognition in the Táin will be outlined. Fictional though the Táin may be, its composers and redactors appear to have had a keen eye for scripting accurate topographical settings.

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One of the most salient facets of Táin Bó Cúailnge is its topographical content. For instance, Ce... more One of the most salient facets of Táin Bó Cúailnge is its topographical content. For instance, Cecile O’Rahilly’s edition of Recension I of the epic (1976) contains 376 entries in the ‘Index of Places, Peoples, Rivers’. Yet the study of its placenames, and the so-called ‘route of the Táin’ derived from them, has been intermittent and uneven. This presentation will review the history of research into the toponymic aspects of the epic focusing inter alia on the work of John Crowe, Eleanor Hull, Mary Hutton, Thomas Gogarty, Thomas Shaw, Thomas Kinsella and Gene Haley.

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Extract from IRISH TV's 'Roscommon Matters' series presented by Ger Moran. Paul Gosling (Dept. of... more Extract from IRISH TV's 'Roscommon Matters' series presented by Ger Moran. Paul Gosling (Dept. of Heritage & Tourism, GMIT) and Daniel Curley (Rathcroghan Centre) preview The Táin March 2015 as it set off from Tulsk, Co. Roscommon, on Sunday 24th May 2015. Featuring Bernadette D'Alton as Queen Medb.

Published by IRISH TV on 20th July 2015. For further programmes from the series see http://www.irishtv.ie/

The Táin March website address has since changed to http://www.tainmarch.ie

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'The Life and Times of Cuchulainn'. Four-part radio documentary presented by Joe Duffy, produced by Paddy McInerney, Jul 2013

A 12-minute interview recorded in late June 2013 as part of a radio documentary on Cú Chulainn an... more A 12-minute interview recorded in late June 2013 as part of a radio documentary on Cú Chulainn and the Táin Bó Cúailnge. The interview outlines the relevance of placenames for understanding the route of the Táin, particularly in Co. Louth.

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