The Celtic Eye group have been busy with some exciting activities. Here are reports some of their recent events. This report is from 18th Jan 2024 We look forward to seeing Katie & her Farm PEAT team on Friday February 2nd 2-4 as we join them in Ballydangan to collaborate with the Community & Local…
Tag: Roscommon
Celtic Eye and the Karst Farming Group
Biodiversity & Survey Report 2023. The Uí Maine Kingdom groups ( Karst faming Group, Celtic Eye Art Group & Taughmaconnell Hall ) were delighted to hold a presentation on thursday October 19th at 9pm in the Taughmaconnell Hall, South Roscommon. Wonderful Co Meath Ecologist Linda Gilsenan who has worked on this survey & report over…
‘Reconstructing the Lough Croan cenn áit of the medieval Ó Cellaig lordship of Uí Maine’
Another recent paper by Daniel Curley As I posted a link to the Tain bo Fraich paper published By Ralph Kenna with Daniel and Mike , I thought I might mention another of Daniel’s recent papers. This paper examines a range of sources to consider the place held by the former lake of Lough Croan,…
A Conversation with Daniel Curley
The first of a new Series of Story Archaeology podcast conversations on mythology and its ‘Stories in the Landscape’. Join Chris and Daniel, archaeologist and manager of the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre as they discuss Cruachan Aí,the royal home of of Medb, Ailill and the Finnbhennach, the white bull of Connacht. Yet,this famous setting forms only…
Walking with the Táin ~ Stories in The Landscape
The text of the Táin Bó Cúailnge is one of Irish story’s greatest treasures. The central tale of the two great bulls may be familiar but the wealth of wider stories that circle the Táin, involve some of the most colourful of Irish characters and encompasses almost the whole of the country. Since 2011, a…
Samhain Special: Corpse Carrying For Beginners
An Acallam na nÉces Samhain Special In this seasonal special, the Story Archaeologists compare two stories of Samhain. It’s a time for ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night… but what could such stories tell us about life 100 or even 1,000 years ago? Find out as the Story Archaeologists go…