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Independent researcher with particular interest in early medieval Irish archaeology, island archaeology, early Irish history.
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A review of the archaeological, historic and folklore evidence pertaining to this graveyard on th... more A review of the archaeological, historic and folklore evidence pertaining to this graveyard on the Kildare-Wicklow border; examination of the origins of the name of the site; assessment of the dating evidence of ogham stones; description and interpretation of results of geophysical survey of field around graveyard; discussion of later history and demise of site.
Z.L. Devlin & C.N.J. Holas-Clark (eds) Approaching Interdisciplinarity: Archaeology, History and the Study of Early Medieval Britain c.400-1100, BAR British Series 486, 47-55. Archaeopress, Oxford., 2009
Should archaeologists be more critical of the use of the term 'remote' in describing the inhabita... more Should archaeologists be more critical of the use of the term 'remote' in describing the inhabitants of Ireland's off-shore islands? This paper looks at archaeological and early historical evidence for settlement in the 1st millennium AD to assess how they might have been perceived at that time.
J. Conolly & M. Campbell (eds) Comparative Island Archaeologies, BAR International Series 1829, 205-217. Archaeopress, Oxford., 2008
Reassessment of archaeological and historical evidence means the islands and seascape of Ireland'... more Reassessment of archaeological and historical evidence means the islands and seascape of Ireland's west coast are beginning to emerge as a zone of varied and complex potential and activities. Traditional tales of idealised hermitages on the ‘isles afar off’ are slowly being replaced by the histories of ever-changing and developing island communities that can no longer be dismissed as insular, in the traditional sense of the word.
Emerging Landscapes in Inishkea North
Archaeology Ireland 18, 2004
Elusive Latchets
Archaeology Ireland 15, 2001
A drawing made by Du Noyer of a pair of latchets joined together using a chain of copper alloy co... more A drawing made by Du Noyer of a pair of latchets joined together using a chain of copper alloy coils such as are usually seen individually of these artefacts is considered in the context of what is known of these artefacts in terms of form and function. These artefacts were in a private collection when drawn and are now missing.
Trowel, Jan 1, 2005
Gillian Corcoran
Conference Presentations by Sharon Greene
Scandinavian settlement in Ireland during the Viking Age was predominantly urban in character and... more Scandinavian settlement in Ireland during the Viking Age was predominantly urban in character and the question of rural settlement, either Scandinavian or Hiberno-Scandinavian, remains a vexed topic in Irish archaeology. This paper looks at the evidence for such settlement on the Irish west coast, focussing on the province of Connacht, and asks whether the evidence suggests a Scandinavian presence or influence in an area not traditionally associated with Viking activities after the initial raids around the turn of the 9th century. The evidence, which includes a small number of excavated burial and settlement sites, artefacts, historical references and place names, is considered in the context of Hiberno-Scandinavian and Scandinavian evidence from other rural locations in Ireland and also within the context of the study of the early medieval archaeology of the maritime region of western Connacht in general.
A review of the archaeological, historic and folklore evidence pertaining to this graveyard on th... more A review of the archaeological, historic and folklore evidence pertaining to this graveyard on the Kildare-Wicklow border; examination of the origins of the name of the site; assessment of the dating evidence of ogham stones; description and interpretation of results of geophysical survey of field around graveyard; discussion of later history and demise of site.
Z.L. Devlin & C.N.J. Holas-Clark (eds) Approaching Interdisciplinarity: Archaeology, History and the Study of Early Medieval Britain c.400-1100, BAR British Series 486, 47-55. Archaeopress, Oxford., 2009
Should archaeologists be more critical of the use of the term 'remote' in describing the inhabita... more Should archaeologists be more critical of the use of the term 'remote' in describing the inhabitants of Ireland's off-shore islands? This paper looks at archaeological and early historical evidence for settlement in the 1st millennium AD to assess how they might have been perceived at that time.
J. Conolly & M. Campbell (eds) Comparative Island Archaeologies, BAR International Series 1829, 205-217. Archaeopress, Oxford., 2008
Reassessment of archaeological and historical evidence means the islands and seascape of Ireland'... more Reassessment of archaeological and historical evidence means the islands and seascape of Ireland's west coast are beginning to emerge as a zone of varied and complex potential and activities. Traditional tales of idealised hermitages on the ‘isles afar off’ are slowly being replaced by the histories of ever-changing and developing island communities that can no longer be dismissed as insular, in the traditional sense of the word.
Emerging Landscapes in Inishkea North
Archaeology Ireland 18, 2004
Elusive Latchets
Archaeology Ireland 15, 2001
A drawing made by Du Noyer of a pair of latchets joined together using a chain of copper alloy co... more A drawing made by Du Noyer of a pair of latchets joined together using a chain of copper alloy coils such as are usually seen individually of these artefacts is considered in the context of what is known of these artefacts in terms of form and function. These artefacts were in a private collection when drawn and are now missing.
Trowel, Jan 1, 2005
Gillian Corcoran
Scandinavian settlement in Ireland during the Viking Age was predominantly urban in character and... more Scandinavian settlement in Ireland during the Viking Age was predominantly urban in character and the question of rural settlement, either Scandinavian or Hiberno-Scandinavian, remains a vexed topic in Irish archaeology. This paper looks at the evidence for such settlement on the Irish west coast, focussing on the province of Connacht, and asks whether the evidence suggests a Scandinavian presence or influence in an area not traditionally associated with Viking activities after the initial raids around the turn of the 9th century. The evidence, which includes a small number of excavated burial and settlement sites, artefacts, historical references and place names, is considered in the context of Hiberno-Scandinavian and Scandinavian evidence from other rural locations in Ireland and also within the context of the study of the early medieval archaeology of the maritime region of western Connacht in general.