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Book Synopsis An Irish Civil War Dugout: Tormore Cave, County Sligo by : Marion Dowd
Download or read book An Irish Civil War Dugout: Tormore Cave, County Sligo written by Marion Dowd and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining archaeology, local and military histories, community recollections, and landscape studies, this groundbreaking study, the first excavation of a Civil War site in Ireland, facilitates a wider discussion of the role of dugouts in guerrilla warfare and offers a unique view on the Irish revolutionary period at a regional and national scale.
Book Synopsis An N Irish Civil War Dugout by : Marion Dowd
Download or read book An N Irish Civil War Dugout written by Marion Dowd and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutal Civil War erupted across Ireland in June 1922. The IRA, in opposition to the development of a pro-Treaty government, returned to the familiar guerrilla tactics of the War of Independence. Hundreds of dugouts constructed in rural settings were key to the IRA campaign. These secret places offered safe shelter to men on the run, while also allowing for supplies and arms to be stored and prisoners held. Tormore Cave, high in the mountains of County Sligo, in the northwest of Ireland, was one such dugout. Over 30 Republican men sought refuge there for six weeks in September and October 1922. Like most dugouts, Tormore Cave was never mentioned in historical accounts or documentary sources, but its significance was remembered locally. Archaeological excavations conducted on the centenary of its occupation revealed the extensive modifications that had transformed this natural limestone cave into a habitable military dugout, a crucial refuge for combatants whose comrades had been executed or arrested by Government forces. The historical artefacts and environmental material recovered during the excavations, combined with detailed archaeological surveys and analyses, provide a fascinating insight into the conditions endured by those billeted there. The lives of the men and women directly associated with the cave dugout are explored, including an in-depth study of IRA General Officer Commanding Billy Pilkington - a key figure during the Irish revolutionary period who has, until now, been largely overlooked. An Irish Civil War Dugout: Tormore Cave, County Sligo adopts a multidisciplinary approach, the first of its kind in an Irish context, combining archaeology, local and military histories, family memories, community recollections, and landscape studies. This groundbreaking study - the first archaeological excavation of a Civil War site in Ireland, facilitates a wider discussion of the role of dugouts in guerrilla warfare. By focussing in detail on one site at a local level, this book provides a unique and valuable contribution to the Irish revolutionary period on a regional and national scale.
Book Synopsis New Global Perspectives on Archaeological Prospection by : James Bonsall
Download or read book New Global Perspectives on Archaeological Prospection written by James Bonsall and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents over 90 papers from the 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection 2019, Sligo. Papers address archaeological prospection techniques, methodologies and case studies from 33 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America, reflecting current and global trends in archaeological prospection.
Book Synopsis Vinegar Hill: The Last Stand of the Wexford Rebels of 1798 by : Ronan O'Flaherty
Download or read book Vinegar Hill: The Last Stand of the Wexford Rebels of 1798 written by Ronan O'Flaherty and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 21 June 1798, 20,000 men, women and children found themselves trapped on a hill outside Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, facing a Crown force of some 15,000 troops led by no less than four generals and 16 general officers. It was the dying days of a rebellion that had shaken British rule in Ireland to its core. The army that now surrounded the hill was determined that none should escape. Now a multi-disciplinary research programme involving archaeologists, historians, folklorists, architectural historians and military specialists provides startling new insight into what actually happened at Vinegar Hill on that fateful day in June 1798. Using cutting-edge technology and traditional research, the sequence of the battle jumps sharply into focus, beginning with the 'shock-and awe' bombardment at dawn, the attack on Enniscorthy and the hill, and the critical defence of the bridge across the Slaney that allowed so many of the defenders on the hill to escape.
Book Synopsis 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime by : Various
Download or read book 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime written by Various and published by Britannica Books. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories about bedtime, you can go on a journey of wonder and learning to find out the answers to all these questions, and many more! Travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to see how astronauts get ready for bed, or even plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms!"--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Partnership & Participation by : CHRISTINE. BAKER
Download or read book Partnership & Participation written by CHRISTINE. BAKER and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past number of years there has been an increasing desire among communities to engage directly with the archaeology, heritage and traditions of their local area. The term 'community archaeology' is generally understood as the communities of today engaging with the people of the past through a variety of means: excavation, surveys, studies and dissemination. Projects undertaken under the banner of community archaeology are varied and can include field-walking, building surveys, oral history projects, graveyard surveys, art projects, archive research, geophysical, landscape and topographic surveys, conservation and excavation. This work examines these projects nationwide with a common thread of reconnecting people with their past and encouraging new communities to connect with their localities--thereby creating awareness and ensuring the protection of the archaeological resource.
Book Synopsis Environmental Archaeology in Ireland by : Eileen M. Murphy
Download or read book Environmental Archaeology in Ireland written by Eileen M. Murphy and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume of 16 papers provides an introduction to the techniques and methodologies, approaches and potential of environmental archaeology within Ireland. Each of the 16 invited contributions focuses on a particular aspect of environmental archaeology and include such specialist areas as radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, palaeoentomology, human osteoarchaeology, palynology and geoarchaeology, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of environmental archaeology within an Irish context. The inclusion of pertinent case studies within each chapter will heighten awareness of the profusion of high standard environmental archaeological research that is currently being undertaken on Irish material. The book will provide a key text for students and practitioners of archaeology, archaeological science and palaeoecology.
Book Synopsis Public Archaeology and Climate Change by : Tom Dawson
Download or read book Public Archaeology and Climate Change written by Tom Dawson and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies and presents a wide ranging discussion on the major threats posed by climate change to world heritage and archaeology and demonstrates with case studies the proactive role that archaeologists and heritage professionals can take to engage the public in rasing the awareness of envrionemtal issues and in assisting with the protection, presw
Book Synopsis The Irish in the American Civil War by : Damian Shiels
Download or read book The Irish in the American Civil War written by Damian Shiels and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just under 200,000 Irishmen took part in the American Civil War, making it one of the most significant conflicts in Irish history. Hundreds of thousands more were affected away from the battlefield, both in the US and in Ireland itself. The Irish contribution, however, is often only viewed through the lens of famous units such as the Irish Brigade, but the real story is much more complex and fascinating. From the Tipperary man who was the first man to die in the war, to the Corkman who was the last General mortally wounded in action; from the flag bearer who saved his regimental colours at the cost of his arms, to the Roscommon man who led the hunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what emerges in this book is a catalogue of gallantry, sacrifice and bravery.
Book Synopsis Monuments in the Making by : Vicki Cummings
Download or read book Monuments in the Making written by Vicki Cummings and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolmens are iconic international monumental constructions which represent the first megalithic architecture (after menhirs) in north-west Europe. These monuments are characterised by an enormous capstone balanced on top of smaller uprights. However, previous investigations of these extraordinary monuments have focussed on three main areas of debate. First, typology has been a dominant feature of discussion, particularly the position of dolmens in the ordering of chambered tombs. Second, attention has been placed not on how they were built but how they were used. Finally much debate has centred on their visual appearance (whether they were covered by mounds or cairns). This book provides a reappraisal of the dolmen as an architectural entity and provides an alternative perspective on function. This is achieved through a re-theorising of the nature of megalithic architecture grounded in the results of a new research/fieldwork project covering Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. It is argued that instead of understanding dolmen simply as chambered tombs these were multi-faceted monuments whose construction was as much to do with enchantment and captivation as it was with containing the dead. Consequently, the presence of human remains within dolmens is also critically evaluated and a new interpretation offered.
Book Synopsis The Presidents' Letters by : Flor MacCarthy
Download or read book The Presidents' Letters written by Flor MacCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously produced homage to the art of the letter, comprising letters to and from the Presidents of Ireland.
Download or read book Shadow Warriors written by Paul O'Brien and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1980, the Irish Department of Defence sanctioned the establishment of a new unit within the Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) came into being. In the decades that followed, its soldiers have been deployed on active service at home and abroad, generally without the knowledge of the wider public. The ARW is made up of seasoned men from across the island, who are selected through tough competition. Only the best of the best make it through and are trained in an extraordinary range of specialist skills. Being one of these elite operators takes more than simply being a skilled soldier – it means believing you are the best. Shadow Warriors tells the story behind the creation of the ARW, from its origins in specialist counter-terrorism training in the late 1960s and the preparation of small unconventional units in the 1970s to the formation of the ARW itself in 1980 and its subsequent history. The first and only authoritative account in the public domain of this specialist unit, authors Paul O'Brien and Sergeant Wayne Fitzgerald have been granted access to the closed and clandestine world of Ireland's Special Forces, who train hard, fight harder and face unconventional types of warfare, yet prefer to stay out of the limelight.
Download or read book Making 1916 written by Lisa Godson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays examines the material and visual culture of the 1916 Rising - from museum displays and family keepsakes to imagery in art and film - to consider how these can illuminate changing perceptions of this iconic event in Irish history.
Book Synopsis A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins by : Dylan K. Rogers
Download or read book A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins written by Dylan K. Rogers and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions in honour of John J. Dobbins, Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at the University of Virginia, offers new readings of archaeological data and art, illustrating the impact that one professor can have on the wider field of Roman art and archaeology through the continuing work of his students.
Book Synopsis Rocks of Ages: Developing Rock Art Tourism in Israel by : Joshua Schmidt
Download or read book Rocks of Ages: Developing Rock Art Tourism in Israel written by Joshua Schmidt and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Rock Art Tourism in the Negev desert of southern Israel presents the findings of an interdisciplinary project aimed at safeguarding the future of cultural heritage in the Negev Desert region of Israel, which is under threat from environmental change, militarisation, settlement and tourism.
Book Synopsis The Neolithic Settlement of Aknashen (Ararat valley, Armenia) by : Ruben Badalyan
Download or read book The Neolithic Settlement of Aknashen (Ararat valley, Armenia) written by Ruben Badalyan and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first monograph devoted to the Neolithic period in Armenia. The volume concerns the natural environment, material culture and subsistence economy of the populations of the first half of the 6th millennium BC, who established the first sedentary settlements in the alluvial plain of the Araxes river.
Book Synopsis The Early Iron Age Metal Hoard from the Al Khawd Area (Sultan Qaboos University), Sultanate of Oman by : Nasser S. Al-Jahwari
Download or read book The Early Iron Age Metal Hoard from the Al Khawd Area (Sultan Qaboos University), Sultanate of Oman written by Nasser S. Al-Jahwari and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous metallic artefacts, deposited in a hoard in ancient times, came to light by chance on the campus of the Sultan Qaboos University in Al Khawd, Sultanate of Oman. Mostly fashioned from copper, these objects compare well with numerous documented artefact classes from south-eastern Arabia assigned to the Early Iron Age (1200–300 BCE).
