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T N E S E R P E H T N I T S AP E H T 3 emu l oV 12 02 n m u t uA 73 1 .o N eu ssI / 3 .oN 53 Volume 35 No. 3 Issue No. 137 FEATURE S 14 A SHIPWRECK IN SLIGO: INSPIRATION FOR THE VAMPIRE’S LANDING? Mel Ní Mhaolanfaidh and Marion McGarry ponder whether Streedagh strand’s ‘Butter Boat’ played a role in Stoker’s famous book 18 18 THE DISCOVERY PROGRAMMEPAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE John O’Keeffe marks 30 years of research and innovation in Irish archaeology 22 INSECT REMAINS: WHAT CAN THEY TEACH US? In this first contribution to our new Environmental Archaeology series, Stephen Davis takes a close look at what insects can tell us about our past www.archaeologyireland.ie 26 BEYOND THE PALE: A HENRY VI COIN HOARD FROM TYNAN, CO. ARMAGH Alan Dunlop and Nicholas L. Wright describe a highly unusual hoard of medieval coins, found far from where it might be expected 30 HUNT FOR KEVIN LEADS TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES Niall Gregory and Anthony Murphy relate how recent sightings of a dolphin in the River Boyne led to an insight into the river’s boating history 37 THE GREEN FORT In this first contribution to Folklore Focus, Marion Dowd records folk beliefs attached to a seventeenth-century fort 38 POTEEN In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series, Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey outline the history of poteen distillation in Ireland 43 THE ONLY WAY IS WESSEX? Rena Maguire wonders where the idea for the Irish Iron Age Ypiece came from 49 NEXUSPEOPLE AND PLACES THROUGH TIME The upcoming annual National Monuments Service conference, despite being hosted virtually again, is about the kinds of connections we all enjoy with other people and with our past n yoB f o y revo cs i D K ro gn itn u H ?p ihs s al u ca r D r o n i gi r o o g i l S A rek ot S mar B g n i ri p sn I f ’ f se ce i p - e gA n orI f o sn i gi ro ehT ?xe sseW s i yaw y lno e hT stu o g ud e n i veK Y ew tahW ne i cnA meht m or f n rae l na c e s ni amer t ces n i t n E H T F O S R A E Y 0 3 M A R G O R P Y R E V O C S I D E E M M x 2 9 8- 0 9 7 0 N S S I gts 5 2 . 5 £ 5 9 . 6€ Cover: Recent excavation at Ferriter’s Fort and Castle, Co. Kerry, part of the CHERISH Project. 30 14 4 Autumn 2021
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REGUL A R S 6 News 11 Quote ... unquote 12 News from the Net 13 A note from Hy Brasil 53 Events 54 Book news 58 Museum piece Trevor White tells us about the Little Museum of Dublin and describes a piece from its collections 58 37 38 CONT R IBU TOR S Eoin Bairéad is a computer consultant in Dublin. Stephen Davis is Assistant Professor at the School of Archaeology, UCD. Marion Dowd is a lecturer in Archaeology at IT Sligo and a specialist in cave archaeology. Liam Downey is Adjunct Professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD, and former director of Teagasc. Alan Dunlop is the chairman of the Numismatic Society of Ireland (Northern Branch). Niall Gregory is a dugout boat specialist and founding member of Early Watercraft—Global Perspective of Invention and Development. Audrey Horning is both Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary and Professor of Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast. Marion McGarry is a GMIT lecturer, a member of the Sligo Stoker Society and author of Irish customs and rituals: how our ancestors celebrated life and the seasons. Rena Maguire is a prehistorian with specific interests in the material culture of the Iron Age, equitation and equestrianism. Anthony Murphy is a journalist, author, photographer and tour guide, the founder of Mythical Ireland and the discoverer of Dronehenge. Mel Ní Mhaolanfaidh is a tour guide with Sligo Walking Tours and a member of the Sligo Stoker Society. John O’Keeffe is the CEO of the Discovery Programme. Muiris O’Sullivan is a professor in the School of Archaeology, UCD. Trevor White is Director of the Little Museum of Dublin. Nicholas L. Wright is an archaeologist and numismatist, and the Community Engagement Officer for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services. Autumn 2021 5

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T N E S E R P E H T N I T S AP E H T

3 emu l oV

12 02 n m u t uA 73 1 .o N eu ssI / 3 .oN 53

Volume 35 No. 3 Issue No. 137

FEATURE S

14 A SHIPWRECK IN SLIGO:

INSPIRATION FOR THE VAMPIRE’S LANDING? Mel Ní Mhaolanfaidh and Marion McGarry ponder whether Streedagh strand’s ‘Butter Boat’ played a role in Stoker’s famous book

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18 THE DISCOVERY

PROGRAMMEPAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE John O’Keeffe marks 30 years of research and innovation in Irish archaeology 22 INSECT REMAINS: WHAT

CAN THEY TEACH US? In this first contribution to our new Environmental Archaeology series, Stephen Davis takes a close look at what insects can tell us about our past www.archaeologyireland.ie

26 BEYOND THE PALE: A

HENRY VI COIN HOARD FROM TYNAN, CO. ARMAGH Alan Dunlop and Nicholas L. Wright describe a highly unusual hoard of medieval coins, found far from where it might be expected 30 HUNT FOR KEVIN LEADS

TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES Niall Gregory and Anthony Murphy relate how recent sightings of a dolphin in the River Boyne led to an insight into the river’s boating history 37 THE GREEN FORT

In this first contribution to Folklore Focus, Marion Dowd records folk beliefs attached to a seventeenth-century fort 38 POTEEN

In this contribution to the Know Your Monuments series, Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey outline the history of poteen distillation in Ireland 43 THE ONLY WAY IS

WESSEX? Rena Maguire wonders where the idea for the Irish Iron Age Ypiece came from 49 NEXUSPEOPLE AND

PLACES THROUGH TIME The upcoming annual National Monuments Service conference, despite being hosted virtually again, is about the kinds of connections we all enjoy with other people and with our past n yoB f o y revo cs i D K ro gn itn u H ?p ihs s al u ca r D r o n i gi r o o g i l S A rek ot S mar B g n i ri p sn I f ’ f se ce i p - e gA n orI f o sn i gi ro ehT ?xe sseW s i yaw y lno e hT stu o g ud e n i veK Y

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M A R G O R P Y R E V O C S I D E

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Cover: Recent excavation at Ferriter’s Fort and Castle, Co. Kerry, part of the CHERISH Project.

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