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 and yields a radiocarbon date of BC 2141-1960. The Cashel […]
In March 2003 a body was found by Peat cutters in a bog in Clonycavan, County Meath. The gruesome discovery gave us an insight into how the Clonycavan man was murdered over 2,000 years ago.
In the early stages of the Iron Age period, a new culture started to evolve across Europe, the Celts. When the Celtic culture reached Ireland its influence would have a lasting effect.
Grianán of Aileach is an ancient stone fort atop a hill in County Donegal, Ireland. Dating back to 1700 BCE, it was a seat of power for the Northern Uí Néill dynasty. […]
The Iron Age marked the last prehistoric period in Ireland. The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age was slow and over a long period. […]
Beltany Stone Circle is made up of 64 large standing stones and dates from the late Bronze Age (1400-800BC). It may have been used for religious rituals and observations of the sun and moon. […]
The Bronze Age period in Ireland dates from around 2500 BC when copper and gold were being mined and smelted. […]
Newgrange is as a passage tomb in Ireland that was constructed in the Neolithic period. […]
The Hill of Tara, located in County Meath, stands as one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in the country.
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 the Neolithic period, approx built in 3200BC.
The Cairn of Queen Maeve, located atop Knocknarea Mountain in County Sligo, is a massive Neolithic stone cairn believed to be the burial site of the legendary Queen Maeve of Connacht.
Megalithic burial monuments in Ireland, dating back to the Neolithic period, are some of the most iconic and enduring symbols of prehistoric Ireland.
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