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Volume 33 No. 3 Issue No. 129 F E A T U R E S 14 A frontier town in Europe’s Wild West Cathy Swift discusses medieval migrancy in the Black Book of Limerick. 18 Fairy flint and lithic lore Marion Dowd looks at the use of prehistoric artefacts in traditional folk medicine. 22 Filling in the gaps in Brú na Bóinne Stephen Davis, Knut Rassmann and Eszter Bánffy provide an overview of the large-scale geophysical surveys carried out between 2014 and 2018. 25 Knots and crosses—the Irish cult of St Olave Paul Duffy revisits the evidence for the dedication of Irish churches to a Norse saint. www.archaeologyireland.ie 30 Riding the storm— archaeological heritage and climate change Michael MacDonagh, Chief Archaeologist at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, outlines plans to meet the challenge of climate change impacts on our historic built environment. 34 Field Gun 9168: more than just a number Robert Delaney explains how an archaeological approach to the conservation of an Irish Civil War gun is helping to tell its story. 38 Meelick Friary’s hidden history Tadhg O’Keeffe finds the site of a lost castle. 42 Ring(s) of truth Joe Fenwick shares some responses to his question regarding curious ring-marks at Dowth. 14 43 Growing evidence for portal tomb cairns? Eoin Halpin ponders lichen growth as an indicator of cairn height. 48 Know your monuments: Individual burial in the Irish Neolithic In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series, Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey review what is known about Linkardstown-type and related burials in Neolithic Ireland. Cover image: Doonmore Castle, Co. Clare, following significant collapse, May 2019 (National Monuments Service). 4 30 18 Archaeology Ireland Autumn 2019
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34 R E G U L A R S 07 News 12 Net news 13 A note from Hy Brasil 13 Quote … unquote 52 Events 55 Book news 58 Museum Piece 43 58 C O N T R I B U T O R S I N T H I S I S S U E Eoin Bairéad is a computer consultant in Dublin. Eszter Bánffy is Director of the Romano-Germanic Commission and is instrumental in their continued research in the Boyne Valley and Orkney. Helen Bermingham is Collections Officer at Galway City Museum. Stephen Davis is assistant professor at the School of Archaeology, UCD. Robert Delaney is Sergeant Artificer in the Ordnance Base Workshops and a local historian. Marion Dowd is a lecturer in Archaeology at IT Sligo and a specialist in Irish cave archaeology. Liam Downey is adjunct professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD, and former director of Teagasc. Paul Duffy is an archaeologist with IAC Ltd and director of the not-forprofit initiative Grassroots Archaeology. Ríona Egan is Marketing, Communications & Accounts Officer at Galway City Museum. Joe Fenwick is archaeological field officer at the School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway. Eoin Halpin works as a consultant archaeologist with Archaeology & Heritage Consultancy Ltd. Audrey Horning is both Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary and Professor of Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast. Michael MacDonagh is Chief State Archaeologist in the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Tadhg O’Keeffe is Full Professor of Archaeology in University College Dublin. Muiris O’Sullivan is a professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD. Knut Rassmann leads the geophysical survey team of the RomanoGermanic Commission and has overseen data collection in Brú na Bóinne. Catherine Swift lectures in Medieval and Irish Studies in Mary Immaculate College and is organiser of St Martin’s Fair, Limerick, for the Irish Research Council. Archaeology Ireland Autumn 2019 5

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R E G U L A R S

07 News

12 Net news

13 A note from Hy Brasil

13 Quote … unquote

52 Events

55 Book news

58 Museum Piece

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C O N T R I B U T O R S I N T H I S I S S U E

Eoin Bairéad is a computer consultant in Dublin. Eszter Bánffy is Director of the Romano-Germanic Commission and is instrumental in their continued research in the Boyne Valley and Orkney. Helen Bermingham is Collections Officer at Galway City Museum. Stephen Davis is assistant professor at the School of Archaeology, UCD. Robert Delaney is Sergeant Artificer in the Ordnance Base Workshops and a local historian. Marion Dowd is a lecturer in Archaeology at IT Sligo and a specialist in Irish cave archaeology. Liam Downey is adjunct professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD, and former director of Teagasc. Paul Duffy is an archaeologist with IAC Ltd and director of the not-forprofit initiative Grassroots Archaeology. Ríona Egan is Marketing, Communications & Accounts Officer at Galway City Museum. Joe Fenwick is archaeological field officer at the School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway.

Eoin Halpin works as a consultant archaeologist with Archaeology & Heritage Consultancy Ltd. Audrey Horning is both Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary and Professor of Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast. Michael MacDonagh is Chief State Archaeologist in the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Tadhg O’Keeffe is Full Professor of Archaeology in University College Dublin. Muiris O’Sullivan is a professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD. Knut Rassmann leads the geophysical survey team of the RomanoGermanic Commission and has overseen data collection in Brú na Bóinne. Catherine Swift lectures in Medieval and Irish Studies in Mary Immaculate College and is organiser of St Martin’s Fair, Limerick, for the Irish Research Council.

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