Category Archives: Archaeology

Archaeology: The past remains of our ancestors and the science in retrieving the puzzle pieces of our cultures.

Kildare, Ireland

  Kildare, Ireland  Kildare, Ireland * http://www.kildare.ie/kildareheritage/?page_id=39 * http://www.kildaretown.ie/ * The visit I took in July to Kildare was one of the most sacred pilgrimmages I’ve made in my life. The Goddess Brigid has been my Matron and principle Deity … Continue reading →

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Donnelly’s Hollow, Giant Footsteps, and Dancing Circles

    Donnolly’s Hollow, Giant Footsteps, and Circle Dances The Curraugh, Kildare, Ireland The Curraugh is speckled with natural bowl-shaped amphitheaters known to be dancing locations for Pagan and Christian groups. One of these is known as “Donnolly’s Hollow” where … Continue reading →

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Medieval District of Dublin

    Medieval District Dublin, Ireland The walled district of Dublin that contains Christ Church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublinia Medieval Museum, The Brazenhead Pub, and many other landmarks is known as the “Medieval District”. As Dublin can trace its origins … Continue reading →

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Christ Church

    Christ Church Cathedral * http://cccdub.ie/ * Dublin, Ireland * Christ Church also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity was founded in 1030 C.E. in Dublin’s Medieval District and is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Cathedral … Continue reading →

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St. Michan’s Church, Dublin

    St. Michan’s Church * 8 E Church St * DUBLIN 3, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 01 8724154 * One of Ireland’s most macabre and spooky sites, St. Michan’s Church is an early Danish chapel that was built in … Continue reading →

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St. Mary’s Abbey

    St. Mary’s Abbey Dublin, Ireland St. Mary’s Church On the corner of St. Jervis and Mary Street, St. Mary’s Church of Ireland was one of Ireland’s earliest examples of a galleried church. It was built in the early … Continue reading →

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Wolf Tone Square

    Wolf Tone Square Corner of Mary Street and Jervis Street, Dublin, Ireland Desecrated Cemetery behind Church Bar (formerly St. Mary’s Church) that is now a City Park. I walked through this park many times during my 2 week … Continue reading →

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Dublin’s Famine Memorial

    Famine Memorial Dublin, Ireland Because the Famine was so devestating to Ireland and Europe, numerous Memorials, such as this one, were constructed in memory of the events that took place to remind the future of what can happen … Continue reading →

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Hore Abbey

    Hore Abbey Cashel, Ireland Just 1 km down from the Rock of Cashel is the Hore Abbey, a ruined Cistercian monastery on the Tipperary plains in Southern Ireland. The name for the abbey comes from the term “iubhair” … Continue reading →

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Rock of Cashel

    Rock of Cashel Rock of Cashel * Cashel, Ireland * On the Tipperary plains atop the town of Cashel sits the infamous fortress, the Rock of Cashel. Mythically it was believed to have originated in the Devil’s Bit … Continue reading →

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