The March edition of the Society for Medieval Archaeology newsletter (issue 41) carries a short account of the Kilkenny Archaeological Project. A pdf of the article is available here [850 kb]. Visit the society’s website at http://www.medievalarchaeology.org/
Magnificent new photos of Knockroe passage tomb
One of Kilkenny’s most important archaeological monuments is the Neolithic passage-tomb at Knockroe. The site was excavated in the 1990s by Dr. Muiris O Sullivan of UCD who discovered 30 decorated stones, and like Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, the face of the cairn flanking the eastern tomb was decorated with a frieze of quartz. […]
Kilkenny Archaeological Project new summary report
A new summary report (2700 words) on the work that has been carried out to date for the Kilkenny Archaeological Project may be found here.
INSTAR awards postponed again!
The Heritage Council have not yet received notification from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government about whether or not the INSTAR programme will continue into 2009. Presumably the final outcome depends on today’s emergency budget.
The Care and Conservation of Historic Graveyards
1.30pm Thursday 30th April 2009, The Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny. Seminar to provide participants with knowledge of the main provisions of legislation, policy and procedure relating to graveyards and to offer advice to those caring for or cleaning up old graveyards and to encourage careful planning of any such developments. For further information please contact elizabeth.shortall@kilkennycity.ie