Category Archives: Kildare County Council

Hobbys and Hobelars at a Medieval Village in Co. Kildare

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Rubicon Heritage’s Faunal Specialist Claudia Tommasino Suarez describes work she has been carrying out on a highly significant horse assemblage from Mullamast, Co. Kildare, which may provide evidence for the breeding of the animals that gave rise to the Hobelar … Continue reading →

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From Cradle to the Grave in Middle Bronze Age Co. Kildare

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Sixteen metres is not exactly a long distance. It is probably equitable to an average 1980s bungalow, yet the residents of a house in Mullaghmast Co. Kildare, sometime around 1350 BC, appear to have been interred in a penannular ring-ditch … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Trap: Why Deer needed Suspicious Minds in Early Medieval Ireland

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Ok. This is an archaeology blog, not a musical appreciation site. Why, I hear you ask, would we feel it necessary to make reference to one of the King’s best known tracks in the title? Well, as we all know … Continue reading →

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