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If you are thinking of coming to Ireland in 2010 then start to plan now. Booking early avoids disappointment regarding first choice hotels and can often secure very good deals. In many instances the early booking can allow you to stay in a superior hotel at the same price as a regular establishment. The standard [...]
The archaeological collection at the museum is the primary repository of ancient Irish artefacts and an indispensable source for researchers into the development of Irish civilization from prehistoric times until the end of the Middle Ages and beyond. The period covered by the exhibitions extends from the Mesolithic through to the end of the medieval period, and includes internationally known treasures such [...]
The very first people to set foot upon the land surrounding Oughterard were most likely hunter gatherers of the middle stone or Mesolithic age around 4,000- 3,000BC. Little is known about these early people’s way of life but there are some megalithic tombs still surviving just North of Oughterard. A court tomb remains just outside [...]
The Megalithic Passage Tomb at Newgrange was built about 3200 BC. The kidney shaped mound covers an area of over one acre and is surrounded by 97 kerbstones, some of which are richly decorated with megalithic art. The 19 metre long inner passage leads to a cruciform chamber with a corbelled roof. It is estimated [...]
Because of its physical isolation on the fringe of Europe and following the end of the last Ice Age, Ireland became one of the last countries in Europe to be colonised by humans, who first appeared about 8,000 BC – during the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age. The Dublin region was first inhabited, by hunter-gatherers, [...]