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Martin Byrne explores the astronomical orientation of Stone Age sites in Sligo, namely Carrowkeel and Carrowmore as well as a number of sites in Meath including Loughcrew and others in the Boyne valley

Co. Wicklow has approx 120 Holy Wells. Many of them are protected and looked after by individuals where the tradition has been passed on in the family for a number of generations. Others are in danger of forever being lost from memory as the older people are the only ones who have the information needed to preserve the traditions and locations of the wells

Rock Art is the name given to a monument type which dates back to the Neolithic and consists of enigmatic carvings similar to those found in passage tombs such as Newgrange, typically geometric in form and are most often found on openair earth-fast boulders and rock outcrops. The meaning of the rock art carvings is unknown and a subject of extensive research. Aoibheann, in line with current thinking, believes that a number of factors including views to water, routeways and landscape features played a significant role in the selection of sites for rock art. Accordingly, the setting of these important and nationally rare monuments is of particular significance. The boulder-strewn landscapes in County Kerry have not been subject to major clearances and consequently this has ensured the extraordinary preservation of the archaeology. There is no doubt that many more monuments remain to be discovered in this landscape – some to be identified simply by field walking, with more archaeology waiting to be discovered under the peat.

The discovery of a passage tomb at Dowth Co. Meath has been described by archaeologists as "the find of a lifetime" is within the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site. It was made during an excavation carried out by the agri-technology company Devenish in partnership with University College Dublin School of Archaeology. Dr. Clíodhna Ní Lionáin was the Lead Archaeologist on the project.

Catryn Power is an archaeologist who runs a great blog on this site: https://corkarchaeologist.com/ In the course of her career Catryn has examined over 10,000 teeth and many jaw bones and she has gleaned much information on our ancestors as a result. In this lecture she shares many of the insights gleaned from her investigations

Ogham stones appear to have primarily served as memorials and/or boundary markers as well as indicators of land ownership. Ogham was the first writing used in Ireland Nora White graduated from Maynooth University in 2001 with a BA in History and Old and Middle Irish/Medieval Irish Studies. She went on to edit a group of early Irish texts for her PhD at the same University, before being awarded an O’Donovan Scholarship in the School of Celtic Studies at DIAS in 2006. Since 2010, she has held the position of Principal Investigator on the Ogham in 3D project.

The term rock art refers to any images carved, drawn, painted, engraved, or incised on a rock surface. Rock art is found on almost every continent in various forms and from several chronologies. Prehistoric open-air rock art is a lesser known aspect of Irish archaeology and is often referred to as North Atlantic rock art due to its distribution across North Atlantic Europe. The greatest threat to rock art worldwide is weathering and erosion. The associated processes are responsible for the loss of rock art globally. Rock art research in recent years has been dominated by studies and experiments regarding the conservation and management of rock art rich landscapes. As a result several countries have developed legislation and guidelines to assist with the preservation. Although many of these measures have been employed with relative success, the management of rural open-air sites often presents further challenges. Aside from natural agencies rock art is regularly impacted by farming, forestry and other developments. Despite the legal protection of the National Monuments Act, rock art sites in Ireland often incur damage resulting from exposure to these harmful practices. This talk will explore the history of rock art recording from the earliest accounts to the latest technologies and examine the effects of harmful natural and human agencies on open-air rock art in Ireland. https://www.instagram.com/irelandsprehistoricrockart/ https://twitter.com/irelandrockart?lang=en