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The Hamilton Graving Dock & Caisson

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[** If you like this post, please make a donation to the IR&DD project using the secure button at the right. If you think it is interesting or useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. To help keep the site in operation, please use the amazon search portal at the right - each purchase earns a small amount of advertising revenue **] < SS Nomadic | 3D images > Some time ago I wrote a piece about a Chapple Family trip to see the SS Nomadic in Belfast (short answer: Go! You’ll love it!). At the time I had wanted to mention a few other aspects of the site, but rather than shoehorn them in, I decided to leave them for another post. The Hamilton Caisson in its cradle, awaiting restoration I did mention that the SS Nomadic is now on display at the Hamilton Graving Dock, where she was most likely fitted out when she was first built during 1910 and 1911. However, what I did not mention was the apparently ugly, rusting … thing ... that shares the gr

Bronze Age Gold at the Ulster Museum [video]

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I was hunting about today, trying to decide which of my diminishing backlog of unreleased pieces I'd publish next, when an email arrived from Greer Ramsey at the Ulster Museum [ Facebook | Website ]. He brought a short video to my attention about two pieces of Late Bronze Age gold work from Northern Ireland, purchased for the museum through the Treasure Act process. These are the  Inch Bulla  from near Downpatrick, Co. Down, and the  Corrard Torc  from Co. Fermanagh. Funding was made available from the Art Fund and The Headley Trust to help with the interpretation of material purchased by Museums under the Treasure Act. Take a look - whether you're a professional archaeologist or a non specialist there's much to enjoy here, from putting these beautiful pieces in their archaeological and cultural contexts, to just appreciating viewing them as fantastic examples of the goldsmith's art. Enjoy! Anyone wanting to find out more about Irish Bronze Age gold work m

Building the ultimate Library of Irish archaeology and history. Part III: Early Irish Texts etc

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[** If you like this post, please make a donation to the IR&DD project using the secure button at the end. If you think it is interesting or useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. To help keep the site in operation, please use the amazon search portal at the end of the post - each purchase earns a small amount of advertising revenue**] War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, Book of Leinster ( Source ) Continuing our theme from the Irish Annals  to The Calendar of State Papers , today we take a look at what core texts are available relating to Early Ireland. Cormac's Glossary , is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated. The shortest and earliest version of the work is ascribed to Cormac mac Cuilennáin (d. 908), king-bishop of Munster. It is an encyclopedic dictionary containing simple synonymous explanations in Irish or Latin of Irish words. In some cas

Archaeology in Social Media | Academia.edu Chronicles 02

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Following on from the popularity of my last trawl through the Academia.edu holdings of Irish archaeology (and other material that caught my interest), I though I'd put together another brief post with more reading suggestions. As always, if there's anything I've missed, or you'd like me to feature some of your writing, just let me know & I'll consider it for future posts. ( Source ) In the meantime: 1) Set up a free Academia.edu account [ here ] 2) Follow me! [ here ]* 3) happy reading! Here is my pick of the best out there: Jessica Smyth: Tara in pieces — change and continuity at the turn of the 3rd millennium BC Damian Shiels: The War of Independence Landscape of Knockraha (PowerPoint Presentation) Damian Shiels: Exploring the Archaeological Opportunities of the Decade of Centenaries (PowerPoint Presentation) Ian Armit et al. : Death, Decapitation and Display? The Bronze and Iron Age Human Remains from the Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, N