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Adapting Historic Places to Climate Change: Proceedings of the International Virtual Conference of the Project Adapt Northern Heritage, 2020
The tradition of using burial and burial monuments to create lineages and connections to places a... more The tradition of using burial and burial monuments to create lineages and connections to places and people has its roots in the early Neolithic, yet it has survived through prehistory and the early historic period in one form or another and continued into medieval and modern times. In the context of medieval church ruins, the continuation of this tradition results in the clustering of burials around and within the church, the core of the sanctified area. The periodic excavation and maintenance of these family plots weakens the structural remains of these churches and is a major factor in the vulnerability of these structures to the effects of climate changes, particularly increased rain fall, increased storm activity and a longer growing season.
Geology Today, 2002
Argument rages in the media on the effects of road-building on sites of archaeological importance... more Argument rages in the media on the effects of road-building on sites of archaeological importance. Certainly there have been many cases where sites of value have been lost, but others where sites of importance have been revealed that would probably have gone undetected for a considerable time, if not for ever. One example of a lucky discovery arose from a proposal to widen the road between the towns of Tralee and Killarney in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. A preliminary archaeological survey carried out along the route in 1996 revealed an area of exceptional archaeological richness. What was particularly surprising was that one feature contained a significant collection of fossils used for funereal or ceremonial purposes.
Some brief comments on the survival of the ringfort in North Kerry
The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry, 2009
Short chapter on the prehistory of the Iveragh Peninsula from The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural A... more Short chapter on the prehistory of the Iveragh Peninsula from The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry
Investigations at Íochtar Cua stone row near Waterville, County Kerry in 2014 are described and a... more Investigations at Íochtar Cua stone row near Waterville, County Kerry in 2014 are described and analysed in the context of stone rows throughout the county and in the south-west with discussion of dating, function and possible reuse.
A brief study of sundials in County Kerry prompted by the finding of a rock carved example adjace... more A brief study of sundials in County Kerry prompted by the finding of a rock carved example adjacent to a 19th century cottage
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
Adapting Historic Places to Climate Change: Proceedings of the International Virtual Conference of the Project Adapt Northern Heritage, 2020
The tradition of using burial and burial monuments to create lineages and connections to places a... more The tradition of using burial and burial monuments to create lineages and connections to places and people has its roots in the early Neolithic, yet it has survived through prehistory and the early historic period in one form or another and continued into medieval and modern times. In the context of medieval church ruins, the continuation of this tradition results in the clustering of burials around and within the church, the core of the sanctified area. The periodic excavation and maintenance of these family plots weakens the structural remains of these churches and is a major factor in the vulnerability of these structures to the effects of climate changes, particularly increased rain fall, increased storm activity and a longer growing season.
Geology Today, 2002
Argument rages in the media on the effects of road-building on sites of archaeological importance... more Argument rages in the media on the effects of road-building on sites of archaeological importance. Certainly there have been many cases where sites of value have been lost, but others where sites of importance have been revealed that would probably have gone undetected for a considerable time, if not for ever. One example of a lucky discovery arose from a proposal to widen the road between the towns of Tralee and Killarney in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. A preliminary archaeological survey carried out along the route in 1996 revealed an area of exceptional archaeological richness. What was particularly surprising was that one feature contained a significant collection of fossils used for funereal or ceremonial purposes.
Some brief comments on the survival of the ringfort in North Kerry
The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry, 2009
Short chapter on the prehistory of the Iveragh Peninsula from The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural A... more Short chapter on the prehistory of the Iveragh Peninsula from The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry
Investigations at Íochtar Cua stone row near Waterville, County Kerry in 2014 are described and a... more Investigations at Íochtar Cua stone row near Waterville, County Kerry in 2014 are described and analysed in the context of stone rows throughout the county and in the south-west with discussion of dating, function and possible reuse.
A brief study of sundials in County Kerry prompted by the finding of a rock carved example adjace... more A brief study of sundials in County Kerry prompted by the finding of a rock carved example adjacent to a 19th century cottage
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
Stone, Bone & Belonging: The Early Neolithic Portal Tombs at Killaclohane, Co. Kerry, 2021
The excavation and conservation of the two portal tombs at Killaclohane, Co. Kerry produced a wea... more The excavation and conservation of the two portal tombs at Killaclohane, Co. Kerry produced a wealth of evidence relating to the construction and use of the two tombs, from the early Neolithic right into the historic period, both for burial and as important focii in the social, political and cultural landscape of the area for millennia. The results of the excavations and research are outlined and discussed from both a regional and national perspective with detailed analysis of finds from the tombs by recognized experts in their respective fields. Published August 24th 2021
Is mó aird a tugtar ar ár gcuid reiligí le blianta beaga anuas agus na pobail áitiúla níos gníomh... more Is mó aird a tugtar ar ár gcuid reiligí le blianta beaga anuas agus na pobail áitiúla níos gníomhaí ina gcothabháil. Sin ráite, is minic luach cultúrtha na n-áiteanna seo, suíomhanna stairiúla i ndáiríre, a bheith caite ar leataobh ar mhaithe lena nua-aoisiú. Tá sé in am dúinn athmhachnamh ó bhonn a dhéanamh ar thábhacht ár gcuid reiligí, a mórthábhacht agus ár dtionchar orthu a mheas. Súil na seandálaíochta, staire agus na h-ailtireachta ar ár gcuid reiligí atá sa leabhar seo, agus d'aidhm aige díriú ar fíor luach na n-áiteanna seo athuair mar gheataí ar ré atá caite agus a d'fhéadfaí dearúd a dhéanamh air go héasca. Our graveyards have become a focus of attention in recent years with more involvement by local communities in their maintenance. Yet the cultural value of these places is often swept aside in the enthusiastic rush to modernise what are in fact historic sites. It is time to reflect on the significance of our graveyards, to consider their wider implications, and the impact we are having on them. This book presents our graveyards through the lenses of archaeology, history and architecture with the aim of refocusing on the true value of these places as gateways to a past that can all too easily be forgotten.