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Bring it right the way up to Barry Cowan (TD) and King Charles laying into each other on the hill of Tara 87 novels later😄

I like it! Soon after his favourite son John came snivelling back from Ireland telling tales….be a good plot point!!

School tour vibes - ‘what can I get for this?’

The History Beneath Central Hotel 1 - 5 Exchequer Street, Dublin, Ireland

Very proud of how this turned out storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8614...

Week done

At Patrick’s Cross - Downpatrick

Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound by Paul Duffy | Medieval Historical Fiction | Cynren Press — Cynren Press A riveting medieval historical novel set in 12th-century Ireland—identity, loyalty, and betrayal collide in this Foreword INDIES award-winning debut.

The 5thC experiences and writings of St Patrick are explored, shadowed and ventriloquised by the 12thC protagonist of my novel - also a slave snatched from Britain….an aspect of the story I really benefitted from thinking deeply on and weaving into the narrative. www.cynren.com/catalog/p/ru...

A weekend of lighthouses, planetary alignments and a hike up Slieve Donard - good for what ails ya

An excellent and esoteric new put down! ‘Your man’s a total Trián Mór’

A weekend well spent spotting the vaulted squiches of Barcelona! 11thC St Pau stole my heart but the soaring gothic cathedral was quite something too

Back bothering ash pits

Hugh de Lacy and the Albigensian Crusade - Turtle Bunbury Histories The Albigensian Crusade (1209–1230) aimed to destroy the Cathars in southern France. Laurac-le-Grand was a key Cathar stronghold, defended by Aymeric de Montréal and his sister Lady Guiraude de Laurac...

Does the heart good to see someone else marvel in the discovery of Hugh de Lacy’s deeds in Languedoc - Maith thu Turtle turtlebunbury.com/document/lac...

journal cover

New issue of Cambridge Archaeological Journal Vol. 35, No. 4 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #openaccess @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @cmramos.bsky.social @pdufaigh.bsky.social

Full Power

Negation Loop, by Clark from the album Steep Stims

I mean…. clark.bandcamp.com/track/negati... euphorically sublime

Few moon shots from my walk home from the pub

Steep Stims, by Clark 13 track album

Really Enjoying Clark’s new album - just released … straight up there with his best work. clark.bandcamp.com/album/steep-...

Diagonal chimney Enniscorthy Castle c.1600

Got a good shot of the geometric artwork in Seefin last week. So faint that McAlister missed this when excavating the tomb

Illustration of a tattoo depicting two deer being attacked by three big cats; two with stripes, one with spots.

Tattoo from the preserved body of a Siberian ice mummy, from the Iron Age Pazyryk culture of the Altai Mountains. Depicting two tigers and a leopard attacking two deer, it shows the sophisticated methods of Pazyryk tattooers #InternationalSnowLeopardDay

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Last night I attended the launch of Dublin in Deeds: Records of the Guild of St Anne, 1237-1778, @ria.ie The freely accessible digital resources and contextual essays are here on the Virtual Treasury website:

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#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky

Some more shots - keep an eye out for tours we will be putting on over the coming months

Glendalough Monastery • History • 2025 Visitor Information Glendalough Monastery is one of the most beautiful and historic sites in Ireland. A special and sacred place since it was founded by St Kevin

You can dig a little deeper into the story of Glendalough here: www.tuatha.ie/glendalough-...

Very proud of our heritage display honouring Molyneux House, Astleys Amphitheater and Medieval features with glass floor, mounted masonry, relaid slabs and interpretive panels. All at Citizen M Bride St @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @archiremag.bsky.social @ria.ie

Amazing weekend at the Workd Master Mountain Running championships in Meduno - great haul of Irish medals

In the Antiquarians Cellar - Walk and Talk | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025 This is a walk and talk with archaeologist Paul Duffy discussing the archaeology of the Bride Street, Stephen Street, Aungier Street and Kevin Street area with ...

Busy week next week www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...

Tour of St Mary’s Abbey Gatehouse | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025 Visit the recently discovered remains of a medieval gatehouse that gave access into the extensive St Mary’s Cistercian Abbey that once dominated the northern sh...

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Conservation Management Plan for the beautiful and enigmatic St Fintan’s Church made available by @fingal.ie Very proud of the end product - www.fingal.ie/sites/defaul...