Discovery of Cashel Man The Ancient Bog Body
The Cashel Man is a bog body discovered in Ireland in August 2011. He is the oldest fleshed bog body to have been found anywhere…
Read MoreThe Cashel Man is a bog body discovered in Ireland in August 2011. He is the oldest fleshed bog body to have been found anywhere…
Read MoreLocated in County Meath is the Hill Of Tara (Teamhair na Rí) known as the Hill of the Kings which runs between Dunshaughlin and Navan….
Poulnabrone dolmen is located in the Burren in County Clare and is one of the finest dolmens (single-chamber megalithic tomb) found in Ireland dating from…
On the summit of Knocknarea Mountain (320 meters in height) in County Sligo, a large Cairn can be found known locally as ‘Miosgan Meadhba’ (Maeve’s…
It was during the Neolithic period that megalithic monuments began to appear in Ireland. Standing stones, stone circles, enormous graves, and monuments are evident throughout…
The Neolithic or new stone age period in Ireland dates from 4000BC-2000BC and was when many new developments had been brought to Ireland.
There is a lot of confusion over the life of Niall Noigiallach as historians have different theories on when he was born, died etc. It…
The High Kings of Ireland is a significant part of Irish history and mythology. They were historical and legendry figures known as an Ard Rí…
The Mesolithic Period dates from 8000BC – 4500BC and was when the first people arrived in Ireland. It’s believed the first settlers may have come from Scotland arriving on the North East coast of Ireland.
We begin our story of Irish history with Ancient Ireland which dates back to approximately 10,500 BC, the Palaeolithic period. We’ll take a look at who…