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Looking to dig deeper into the stories of Ireland? Tuatha members enjoy exclusive itineraries and articles to help them explore this incredible island, alongside courses, talks and tours to help them learn more about Ireland's landscapes. Start discovering with Tuatha today

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As it's the #AllIrelandHurlingFinal today, here's a hurling warrior from another age. The gravestone of Magnus Mac Orristin in Clonca Church on the Inishowen Peninsula of Donegal (arguably not known as a hurling stronghold today) #KKvLIM #HurlingFinal #GAA #LIMvKK #Allireland

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Is acher in gaíth in-nocht, fu-fúasna fairggae findfholt; ní ágor réimm Mora Minn dond láechraid lainn úa Lothlind. Bitter is the wind tonight. It tosses the ocean’s white hair Tonight, I fear not the fierce warriors of Norway Coursing on the Irish sea. #StormIsha #StormHour

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Jadeitite Axehead • c.3500 BC • Kincraigy Donegal This beautiful stone axe tells a story of trade, travel and value in Neolithic Ireland. Analysis revealed that it came all the way from the Italian Alps, over 1500km away from where it was found in Donegal.

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Medieval frescoes • Clare Island Abbey • Mayo The island's small Cistercian abbey church has some of Ireland's best surviving medieval paintings, depicting dragons and fantastical beasts.

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Ralaghan Man • Cavan • Late Bronze Age This striking anthropomorphic figure was hewn from yew around 3,000 years ago. It was found deep in a Cavan bog on an ancient boundary. It is now on display in the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition in @NMIreland .

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Kilmogue Dolmen • Kilkenny • c.3800–3200 BC This exceptional example of a Neolithic portal tomb is hidden away in the south of County Kilkenny. It is known locally as Leac an Scáil, perhaps meaning 'The Stone of Shadow'.

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Inscribed Deer Antler • Dublin • c11th Century A thousand years ago Dublin was a melting pot of Irish & Viking culture. This can be seen on this deer antler, carefully cut and prepared to receive a runic inscription. The message still holds true today It reads: 'deer antler'

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Gaming board • Ballinderry Crannog, Westmeath • c.9th–11th century. This Hnefatafl gaming board is around a 1,000 years old and carved from yew. It is decorated with a fusion of Irish interlace and Scandinavian art. You can see it on display in the National Museum of Ireland.

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The Corleck Head • Cavan • 1st—2nd Century AD? We visited the National Museum of Ireland today, and even though I've seen it a hundred times I always find myself a little captivated by the Corleck Head.

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Labby Rock Dolmen • Sligo • c.3500BC One of Ireland's largest portal tombs, Labby Rock is steeped in myth & legend. Gráinne and Diarmuid are said to have slept here, and it is claimed to be the burial place of Nuada of the Silver Arm, who was killed at the Battle of Moytura.

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Near one of the ancient royal centres of Ireland, you can find an old hawthorn tree. Underneath that tree yawns the black mouth of a cave. This is Uaimh na gCat, the Cave of the Cats. Associated with Samhain and the Otherworld.

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Aughnacliffe Dolmen • Longford • c.3800—3200BC There are around 180 portal tombs (also known as dolmens) in Ireland. Aughnacliffe is one of the more unusual in design, with its precariously perched capstone. As delicate as it seems, it has stood there for over 5,000 years.

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Dated between 3200—2900 BC, the passage tomb complex at Knowth is one of the true wonders of Neolithic Europe. With 390 stones at Knowth bearing megalithic art, this one site alone accounts for more than 45% of all known megalithic art from Ireland.

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This 17th century wall monument may mark Gráinne Mhaol's resting place. It's inside the small abbey church on Clare Island and it depicts a boar, a ship, longbows and a horse. Carved beneath the arms is the O'Malley motto: ‘Terra Marique Potens’ meaning 'Powerful on Land & Sea'

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Happy Easter! Here's a medieval bunny from the Franciscan Friary in Waterford City, with such fancy shoes he must be the Easter Bunny!

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Boa Island Idols • Fermanagh • Iron Age or Early Medieval? Standing incongruously amongst the headstones of Caldragh Cemetery on Boa Island, you can find two remarkable figures. A two-sided idol known as the Dreenan Figure, and a smaller figure known as the Lustymore Man.

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The wonderful doorway into the nave of Clontuskert Priory, Galway. It dates to 1471, and it is beautifully carved with the figures of St. Michael, John the Baptist, St. Catherine and a Bishop. It also depicts a pelican, a star, griffins, a dog, a deer, a rose, and a mermaid.

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Cloisters of Muckross Friary • Kerry A venerable yew tree in the cloister of Muckross Friary, Killarney, Kerry. Yews are very long-lived, it's possible that this tree was planted when the friary was founded in c.1445. Or the friars may have even built the cloister around it.

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St Kevin's Church • Glendalough With a perfect blend of historical significance and beautiful scenery, Glendalough has become one of Ireland's most iconic heritage sites. Though beyond the serenity, Glendalough has a fascinating and complex story that spans centuries.

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Tetrapod Trackway • Valentia Island Around 350 million years ago, a metre-long amphibious creature made its way across the sticky mud to bask in the warming sun. Remarkably, you can still see its footprints on Valentia Island, Kerry. An echo from an unimaginably distant past

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Ralaghan Man • Late Bronze Age • Cavan This striking figure was hewn from yew around 3,000 years ago. It was found deep in a Cavan bog on an ancient boundary. It is now on display in the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition in the @NMIreland #Archaeology

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Ancient Bog Pine • Céide Fields Visitor Centre • Mayo • c. 2300 BC Hidden beneath the bog for four millennia, a reminder of the ancient pine forest that once stood on the landscape of the Céide Fields.

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Leather bottle • Leitrim • Early Medieval Period This leather bottle or flask was found deep in a bog in Cloonclose, County Leitrim. From the decoration, it is believed to date to the early medieval period, making the bottle at least a thousand years old.

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Gravestone of the Black Nun of Bonamargy • 17th century • Antrim The grave marker of the 17th century prophetess Julia McQuillan. Folk tradition claimed you could summon her ghost by circling the grave counter-clockwise before passing your hand through the hole in the stone.

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A view down the passageway of Cairn T at Loughcrew, County Meath. A c.5,000 year old Neolithic passage tomb on the summit of Carnbane East.

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We're just descending into the Otherworld at Oweynagat, Rathcroghan

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Viking Swords • c.9th Century • Kilmainham and Islandbridge, Dublin The modern suburbs of Kilmainham and Islandbridge were once the burial grounds of Viking Dublin. Many of the graves were discovered when the railway was being constructed in the mid-19th century.

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Hoping for clear skies for the Rolling Sun at the Boheh Stone this evening! The Boheh Stone is a large boulder outcrop in Clew Bay, County Mayo. It bears some of the most remarkable prehistoric rock art known in Ireland.

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Gurranes Stone Row • West Cork • Bronze Age The landscape of West Cork is littered with Bronze Age monuments, testament to the rich copper deposits that attracted the early metalworkers to the area. Though few monuments are as striking as Gurranes Stone Row.

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Ráith na Rí • c. 100 BC • Hill of Tara • Meath First constructed during the Iron Age, the great earthwork Ráith na Rí encloses many of the main features of the Hill of Tara. Formed by a deep ditch with an external, rather than internal, bank, with a wooden palisade.

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Grianán of Aileach • early medieval • Donegal An early medieval royal seat, this site is likely to have been regarded as important for millennia. The stone fort is surrounded by a series of three enclosing banks and ditches, possibly from the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age.

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Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb • Dublin • c.2500 BC Located in the Dublin Mountains, this wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff is regarded as one of the finest examples of its type in Ireland. It dates to the Chalcolithic Period, a transitional time between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age

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Uragh Stone Circle • Kerry Set on a prominent knoll overlooking Lough Inchiquin on the beautiful Beara Peninsula in County Kerry, Uragh has perhaps the most evocative and beautiful setting of any of Ireland’s stone circles.

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The Lissava Dolmen. This portal tomb is hidden away in woods near Cahir in South Tipperary.

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Stunning picture of Newgrange under the Northern Lights

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"A celestial dance above ancient stones – The magic of Newgrange🌌" What a night last night!! The aurora borealis came to Ireland's Ancient East!! As the clock struck midnight we witnessed tall pillars of light glide across the sky. A night to remember!

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A large cross-inscribed ogham stone at Kilcolman on the Dingle Peninsula. The ogham inscription that runs from the bottom left, up over the top of the stone, reads: ANM COL(OLṬḤ)ṂẠṆ ẠḶỊṬḤIR In the name of Colmán the Pilgrim

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The Gaulstown Dolmen • Waterford This Neolithic portal tomb known as the Gaulstown Dolmen likely dates to around 3800–3500 BC. It is beautifully set in an atmospheric glade at the foot of a hill known as Cnoc na Cailligh.

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The Corleck Head • Cavan Now residing in the National Museum, this enigmatic, three-faced sandstone head is thought to date to the Iron Age, though that is uncertain. It was found in 1855 near Corleck Hill, Cavan, where a Lughnasa festival was held into relatively modern times.

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The remains of a Neolithic court tomb known as the Temple of Deen, set high on a hill overlooking the northern end of the Inishowen Peninsula of Donegal.

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Early Cross Slab • Clonmacnoise • Offaly • 7th—9th century There are over 700 examples of cross slabs known to have associations with Clonmacnoise, making it the largest assemblage known from either Ireland or Britain.

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Athassel Priory • Tipperary • c.1200 Undoubtedly one of Ireland's most impressive medieval monasteries, Athassel was founded for the Augustinians by William Fitz Aldhelm de Burgh. Athassel would become the main mausoleum or burial place of the powerful De Burgh dynasty

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Grianán of Aileach • early medieval • Donegal Once the ancient royal seat of the Cenél nEógain, An Grianán is an impressive circular fort with a diameter of 23m, and drystone walls standing around 5m high. The top of the walls can be reached by a series of steps and terraces.

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Seahan Passage Tombs • Dublin • c.3400 BC. In the foreground you can see the exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a cairn topped by an OS point in the background. There are 11 passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. A sacred landscape for Ireland’s first farmers.

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A Bronze Age hoard consisting of a gold bracelet, a gold dress fastener, two bronze rings and a beautiful necklace of Baltic amber, found near Banagher, Offaly. The amber in particular demonstrates the extensive trade networks of c.800–700 BC See it on display in @NMIreland .

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A ruined 12th century church, the last standing remnant of an early monastery at Donaghmore, Tipperary. On the horizon, the last rays of the setting sun illuminate Galtymore.

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The remains of 14th–15th century towerhouse at Threecastles in County Wicklow. This was one of three castles that once controlled strategic crossing of the River Liffey, hence the name of the townland — Threecastles.

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"I tell you the thing does not belong to any world that you and I have lived and worked in – it is part of our dream world." George Bernard Shaw on Skellig Michael.

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St Brigid’s Well • Hill of Faughart • Louth Of all the rich historical associations the Hill of Faughart, it is its connection with Brigid that remains the most celebrated today. The Holy Well is dedicated to her, and it is still a place of veneration to this day.

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Monk's Fishing House • Cong Abbey • Mayo This small medieval building is built on a platform of stone in the River Cong. A trapdoor in the middle of the floor allowed a net to be dropped into the river, as a small fireplace kept the monks warm while they waited for their catch

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'Granuaile’s Castle' • Clare Island • Mayo This late medieval tower house is situated next to the harbour of Clare Island. It is most associated with the famous pirate queen, Gráinne Ní Mháille, also known as Gráinne Mhaol.

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Bronze Age Complex • West Cork Hidden in the Maughanclea Hills at Kealkill, you can find an evocative example of a ritual landscape. With a cairn, a small stone circle and two tall standing stones. Just one of a number of wonderful Bronze Age sites in this part of West Cork.

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The light can be lovely at this time of year, so it's the perfect time to visit the wonderful high crosses in the Lingaun Valley, like this one at Ahenny.

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A Poet's Grave? • Strade Friary • Mayo This unusual gravestone has a carving of a matchstick figure superimposed on an earlier cross. The grave is reputed to be the burial place of the bardic poet Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn who met a gruesome end in c.1591.

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The ruins of Teampall na Naomh on Inchagoill Island on Lough Corrib, Galway. The church dates to the 12th century with a wonderful Hiberno-Romanesque doorway, decorated with depictions of human heads. A wonderfully atmospheric place.

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The path to Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór. The great stone fort is just visible on the horizon.

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Keeping vigil this morning at the Solstice sunrise at Knockroe Passage Tomb, Kilkenny. After a low cloud gave us a little bit of worry the sun finally broke through. Always a lovely way to mark the end of another year. 🌤

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The North Pillar • Carndonagh • Donegal This depiction on a pillar stone in the village of Carndonagh shows a figure with a sword and a small round shield. They appear to be Viking in style, which may give us a clue that the carving dates to around the 9th or 10th century AD.

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Cloch an Aonaigh • Glencolmcille • Donegal Cloch an Aonaigh, or the Stone of the Gathering, the eighth station along the Turas of Glencolmcille. Local folklore says if you look through the hole you can catch a glimpse of paradise.

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“You can still feel the community pack This place: it’s like going into a turfstack, A core of old dark walled up with stone” - In Gallarus Oratory, Seamus Heaney

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Poulnabrone • Neolithic • The Burren Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megaliths. During excavations, the commingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.

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The Tomb of Pierce FitzOg Butler • Kilcooley Abbey • Tipperary • c.1526 The impressive tomb of Pierce Fitz Og Butler (d.1526). The effigy depicts him in his armour, at his feet a small dog indicates his faithfulness and loyalty

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Medieval frescoes • Clare Island Abbey • Mayo In this week's edition of our newsletter we set sail to Clare Island off the coast of County Mayo. The island's small Cistercian abbey church has some of Ireland's best medieval paintings, depicting dragons and fantastical beasts

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Sheela na gig • Fethard, Tipperary • c.14th-16th century This sheela na gig is positioned next to the Watergate Bridge in the medieval walled town of Fethard in County Tipperary. It's certainly a striking looking example.

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A Bronze Age stone row in the shadow of Croagh Patrick in County Mayo. Today, Croagh Patrick is associated with Christianity and Ireland's patron saint, but a number of prehistoric monuments nearby hint that Ireland's Holy Mountain may have been a focal point for millennia.

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Gallarus Oratory • c. 10th/11th century • Dingle Peninsula From a distance Gallarus Oratory appears like the hull of an upturned boat. It is one of only three drystone churches that still has an intact corbelled roof, the other two being on Skellig Michael.

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Beltany Stone Circle • Donegal In today's edition of our @AbartaGuides #MonumentMonday newsletter we take a trip to Donegal to visit the spectacular Beltany Stone Circle. An enigmatic monument with incredible views!

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St. Patricks Graveyard • Kilmovee • Mayo In the east of County Mayo near the Roscommon border you can find the remains of a small medieval church, set within a historic graveyard that has been in use for centuries. An atmospheric place where you can feel a deep well of time

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Beaghmore Stone Circles • Tyrone Part of the remarkable complex of stone circles, alignments, and cairns at Beaghmore in the Sperrins. They were uncovered by turf cutters in the 1930—40s. Archaeological investigations revealed that they mainly date to the earlier Bronze Age.

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Teampall Caomháin • Inis Óirr A small stone church was established here as early as the 11th century, and it was later extended with a chancel in the 13th century. It was almost swallowed by the drifting sand, and has only been kept clear by the dedication of the islanders.

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Ringfort • early medieval • Dingle Peninsula This fine example of a ringfort is one of a number in the west of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Ringforts are one of Ireland’s most visible and common monument types, with as many as 40,000–50,000 known across the island.

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Waiting for the sun at Knockroe Passage Tomb, looks hopeful so far! 🌤

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A bird's eye view of the landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, looking towards An Triúr Deirféar, the Three Sisters

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St. Senan's Graveyard • 19th century • County Clare A village of the dead – a cluster of unusual 19th century burial vaults at St. Senan's Graveyard in the Shannon Estuary of County Clare.

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Megalithic Art at Fourknocks • Meath • c.3000 BC The striking megalithic art in Fourknocks has similarities with that of Britanny and the Iberian Peninsula. The tomb itself is a complex monument with activity spanning from the Neolithic into the Bronze Age. #archaeology

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An utterly glorious day on Skellig Michael today. Sunshine, relatively kind seas, stunning archaeology, and lots of puffins! Fancy joining me for a special tour next month? One Tuatha Member will be drawn from the hat to win two tickets, plus overnight accommodation in Portmagee

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Inner Enclosure • Dún Aonghasa • Inis Mór Dún Aonghasa is the oldest of the stone forts on the Aran Islands. Early activity here dates back to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500BC, though the majority of the visible remains likely originate from the later Bronze Age, c. 1100BC.

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The Rock of Cashel • Tipperary Undoubtedly one of Ireland's iconic sites, the Rock of Cashel has a big story to tell. From its role as a royal seat of the Eóganachta to an important ecclesiastical centre, it is a featured-filled place representing millennia of Irish history

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Megalithic Tomb • The Burren • Clare • c.3000—2500 BC This small megalithic tomb in the north of the Burren may be a wedge tomb. These are relatively common monuments in the area, dating to the Chalcolithic Period. A transitional time between the Neolithic and Bronze Age.

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The Hackett Effigies • Cashel • Tipperary One of the medieval effigies set upright into niches in the old town wall of Cashel, Tipperary. Known as the Hackett Effigies, they once adorned the 13/14th century tombs of members of the Hackett family in the Franciscan Abbey.

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The Rock of Dunamase is an extraordinary landmark that towers dramatically over the plains of Laois. Strategically located, the Rock would have had commanding views of the landscape while also providing formidable natural defences.

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The Banqueting Hall • The Hill of Tara • Meath Known as Tech Midchúarta – the House of the Mead Circuit – this site has featured prominently in the legends of Tara, and often associated in these tales with great feasts and gatherings.

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The mighty stone walls of Dún Aonghasa were not the only defence. The middle enclosure was surrounded by a chevaux de frise, a band of large upright stones, some up to 2m tall. The tightly packed pillars would have made it very difficult for enemy forces to advance in a group.

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The circular earthworks known as 'Cormac’s House' (Tech Chormaic), joined to the mound known as the Forradh on the Hill of Tara. Tech Chormaic is a ringfort that may date to the early medieval period, whereas the Forradh may be a prehistoric tomb that is significantly older.

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Hore Abbey • Cashel • Tipperary Hore Abbey (also known as St. Mary's Abbey of the Rock) sits both literally and figuratively in the shadow of the mighty Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary.

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Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh! Happy Saint Brigid's Day!

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8 months

St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny is home to one of the finest collections of medieval tombs and effigies in Ireland. It's the ideal place to explore at this time of year, for an atmospheric journey into Kilkenny's medieval past.

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Kilcooley Abbey • Tipperary • 1182 Twilight falls on Kilcooley Abbey. Kilcooley is one of Ireland’s finest Cistercian abbeys and is a wonderful example of the Gothic architectural style. It was founded in 1182 for the Cistercians by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond.

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10 months

Graveslab of a Priest • Kilkenny • 13th century This remarkable reminder of Kilkenny's medieval past was discovered by archaeologists in the River Nore, below John's Bridge. It is now on display in @KilkennyMMM

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1 year

Boulder Burial • the Burren • c.3000 years old As their name suggests, boulder burials consist of large boulders supported by smaller stones, sometimes covering a small pit that contained cremated human remains. They typically date to the middle Bronze Age.

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3 months

One of the places most associated with this time of year is Beltany Stone Circle in Donegal, as its name is thought to derive from An Bhealtaine. This monument is set high on a Donegal hilltop with extensive views over the surrounding landscape. #Bealtaine #MayDay

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9 months

Autumn colours at St Patrick's Well. We're so lucky to have this lovely, peaceful and historic spot right on the doorstep of our hometown in Clonmel, County Tipperary.

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5 months

‘1166: The shrine of Manchan of Maethail, was covered by Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair, and an embroidering of gold was carried over it by him, in as good a style as a relic was ever covered’. (Annals of the Four Masters) St. Manchan's Shrine, a treasure of early medieval Irish art.

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6 months

Muiredach's Cross • Monasterboice Arguably the finest of all of Ireland's high crosses. It is decorated with biblical scenes (and two cats). It bears the inscription: 'a prayer for Muiredach who had this cross made'. Muiredach was an abbot of Monasterboice who died in AD 924.

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2 years

‘Prayer Stone’ • c.1000 years old • Inis Mór • Gaillimh From the collection of the @NMIreland , this small stone was found at Temple Breccan on Inis Mór. The stone bears an Irish inscription: OR[ÓlT] AR BRAN N AILITHER 'Pray for Bran the Pilgrim'.

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11 months

Grianán of Aileach • Donegal • early medieval An early medieval royal seat, this site is likely to have been regarded as important for millennia. The stone fort is surrounded by a series of three enclosing banks and ditches, possibly from the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age.

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1 year

Wedge Tomb • Valentia Island • c.2500 BC This tomb was constructed for a community that lived on Valentia Island around 4,500 years ago, around the time when the first metalworking began in Ireland. I wonder if they ever visited the Skellig Islands, visible on the horizon?

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Castleroche • Louth The only castle built by a woman in 13th century Ireland, Lady Roesia de Verdun's mighty fortress of Castleroche once guarded the Ulster border.

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8 months

Cill Éinne • Inis Mór The remains of a medieval church still stands proudly from the sand that threatens to envelope it. This was the site of St Éanna's (Enda) monastery on Inis Mór. The graveyard is said to be the resting place of Enda and a hundred other saints.

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Killaugh Wedge Tomb • Beara Peninsula • c.2500 BC Wedge tombs are the most numerous and the last of Ireland's megalithic tomb tradition. They typically date from between 2500 to 2000 BC, a period known as the Chalcolithic. #WestCork #Archaeology #ExploreWithTuatha

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2 years

St Patrick's Well • Tipperary The small stone cross set within the calm waters of St Patrick's Well is thought to date from the early medieval period. A place where folk stories, traditions and beliefs flourished, today it still lures both sightseers and seekers of sight.

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