We had another excellent revolutionary workshop in East Limerick last week. This time we were in Galbally, where Tim Ryan kindly welcomed us to the Canon Hennessey Community Centre. We spoke about the project in general, revolutionary landscapes we had come across and the project’s survey, which can be found by clicking here. Afterwards, the…
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Bruff Revolutionary Workshop
Thank you to everyone who attended our third revolutionary workshop at the Thomas Fitzgerald Centre in Bruff last week. It was great chatting with you about your area’s history, hearing your stories and seeing some of the extraordinary revolutionary objects you have looked after so well. Without your dedication to preserving the memory of this…
Dug-outs in East Co. Limerick
The archaeology of Ireland’s revolutionary period isn’t just restricted to bullet holes in our urban areas. The countryside also has much to record, from safe houses to training grounds, arms dumps and ambush sites. Look around you, in your fields, particularly near double ditches; you might come across the remains of an essential part of…
Cappamore Revolutionary Workshop
Thank you to everyone who came along to our second revolutionary workshop in the Cappamore Community Centre on Monday. Throughout the evening, we were shown a lovely collection of letters, posters, medals, and we heard some interesting information about the East Limerick Brigade’s 1st battalion area. According to military records, the 1st battalion was made…
Revolutionary archaeology in your area: Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Since the Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick project began, we have heard from many locals about a Bristol Fighter 1487 plane that crashed just 2km north-northwest of Kilfinane in February 1921. To this day, locals can accurately pinpoint the otherwise non-descript spot where the plane came down, demonstrating the significance of this…
Kilfinane Revolutionary Workshop Part 2
Thank you to everyone who came along to our first revolutionary workshop in the Old Chapel Rooms, Kilfinane, on Wednesday, the 22nd of February. The night was a great success thanks to the local community, who shared their amazing objects and stories with us. At the start of the evening, we heard from UCD’s Professor…
Revolutionary archaeology in your area: Galbally
The village of Galbally, with its charming traditional streetscapes and historic shopfronts, preserves traces of East Co. Limerick’s revolutionary archaeology. Once part of the 6th Battalion of the East Limerick Brigade, Galbally had an active company of IRA Volunteers from at least 1915. The village also contained a RIC barracks and was home to the…
Kilfinane Revolutionary Workshop
The Archaeology of the Revolution in East Limerick project is working with local communities to collect information about sites, people, incidents, or objects relating to the events occurring in East Limerick between 1917 and 1923. During this revolutionary time, the people of Ireland witnessed the War of Independence, The Truce and the Civil War, which changed their…
Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick
Thanks to everyone who came along to the launch of the Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick project last night. It was great to see the local community supporting the event and sharing their revolutionary stories. During the evening, we heard from speakers Professor Joanna Brück and research archaeologist Aidan Harte from UCD School of Archaeology, Tara…
The recovery of the Sliabh na mBan following the Baile Mhic Íre attack
Following on from our previous posts, which outline the events of the capture of the Sliabh na mBan from Bandon barracks and its use in the Baile Mhic Íre attack, today’s blog is the final in the series and focuses on the recovery of the armoured car by the National Army. This information ties in…
New Release: Archaeological map recording the Anti-Treaty IRA attack on Baile Mhic Íre, Co. Cork on the 4th of December 1922
Following on from our previous blog, which focused on the capture and movement of the Sliabh na mBan before the Baile Mhic Íre attack, today’s post concentrates on the attack itself and corresponds with the following map. In December 1922, the National Army based themselves in Baile Mhic Íre using the village’s large hotel, The…
Revolutionary Show & Tell Event
Thanks to everyone who came along to our Revolutionary Show & Tell evening in The Source, Thurles, last Tuesday. It was great to see so many people sharing stories and objects from Ireland’s revolutionary era! During the evening, we heard about a collection of .303 bullets found in the walls of a cow shed, saw…
Landscapes of Revolution 