We are delighted to announce that a new guidance document, ‘Researching and Protecting the Archaeological Heritage of the Easter Rising, War of Independence and Civil War’, has just been launched.
This document, written by Professor Joanna Brück from UCD School of Archaeology, and Dr Damian Shiels was designed by Abarta Heritage. It was supported by National Monuments Service and the Irish Research Council.
The guidance document is for anyone interested in learning about the material heritage of Ireland’s revolutionary period, including community and heritage groups and professionals in the planning and heritage sectors.
The Easter Rising, War of Independence and Civil War are key events in recent Irish history that have left a material legacy in the modern landscape. What is less widely recognized is that many of the Revolutionary Period’s most significant sites and landscapes survive to this day. Using a combination of archaeological and historical methods, it is possible to establish the original location of places such as safe houses, training grounds, ambush sites and barracks and to identify the extent to which these survive into the present.
This document sets out some of the rich research resources now available, considers the benefits and challenges of researching this topic, and explores ways of presenting revolutionary sites and landscapes to the public.
It is available to download here: http://hdl.handle.net/10197/26964
Landscapes of Revolution 