Our latest map is the fourth in the series commissioned by Cork County Council, and examines the archaeological landscape of the famed Crossbarry Ambush of 19 March 1921. Famous for the scale of IRA involvement, which ran to more than 100 Volunteers, the archaeological landscape of Crossbarry retains many of its 1921 features. Most notable…
Our latest map is the third in the series commissioned by Cork County Council, and examines the archaeological landscape of the May 1920 attack on Cloyne RIC Barracks in East Cork. It follows previous maps we have undertaken for this project that explore the 1920 Mallow Military Barracks Raid and the 1921 attack on Rosscarbery…
Our latest map, part of the series commissioned by Cork County Council, examines the archaeological landscape of the March 1921 attack on Rosscarbery RIC Barracks. The work was undertaken by Abarta Heritage Ltd as part of Cork County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.…
As is evident in all the projects undertaken as part of Landscapes of Revolution, one of our main aims is to highlight the significant archaeological traces that the War of Independence and Civil War have left behind. Ireland has traditionally viewed the majority of its early 20th century conflict landscapes almost entirely through the prism…
We are delighted to officially launch the archaeological maps that have been created as a result of the Kilcommon Ambush archaeology project. This work was undertaken by Abarta Heritage Ltd as part of Tipperary’s Decade of Centenaries Programme financed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The maps identify the major…
As part of our work for Tipperary County Council Decade of Centenaries Programme (funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media) on the mapping the 1920 Kilcommon Ambush, we delivered an online project inception talk on 21 July 2021. The talk covers a range of topics, from the background to the…
One of the main aims of the Landscapes of Revolution Project is to identify and raise awareness of the surviving landscapes of our revolutionary past, and offer communities new ways of conceptualising and interacting with the history and archaeology of the period. Over recent years, the project has invested considerable time in analysing the 1920…
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