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…
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Kilmallock Revolutionary Workshop
Thank you to everyone who attended our final community workshop in Kilmallock Library on Tuesday. It was a great evening where we got to chat with everyone and see some of the wonderful revolutionary items that have been carefully looked after and passed down through the generations. On the night, we were joined by the…
Anti-Treaty ambush on National Army near Ballingaddy, Co. Limerick
Next Tuesday, the 25th of July, we will be hosting our final revolutionary workshop in east Co. Limerick. The workshop is free to attend and will be held in Kilmallock Library. Since it will be in the Kilmallock area we thought we’d focus our latest blog on an incident that occurred less than 10km north…
Knocklong Revolutionary Workshop
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Knocklong Community Centre for our second last revolutionary workshop. It was a pleasure seeing your objects and chatting with you about the archaeology of the revolution in your area. Throughout the evening, the community contributed to the project by pinpointing safe houses, ambush sites and arms…
The Red Gate or Cross of the Tree Ambush
One of the most well-known revolutionary events of the War of Independence occurred in Knocklong, Co. Limerick, in May 1919. The rescue of Seán Hogan at the village’s railway station was pivotal in initiating revolutionary activity in Co. Limerick from mid-1919 onwards. However, it was to be over a year later that an IRA Flying…
Galbally Revolutionary Workshop
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…
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…
Landscapes of Revolution 