Series: Archaeology Ireland Heritage Guide

Following an overview of the monastic tradition and of the role of nuns and nunneries as part of it, the guide describes the history and remains of Killone Abbey near Clarecastle, including its location and layout, with a brief mention of associated religious sites and traditions in the area. The abbey was established in the 1180s and dissolved in 1584.

The guide presents an overview of the history of Carrickfergus during the seventeenth century, along with a description of those parts of the seventeenth-century town that survive, with special reference to the walls and other defensive works.

A concise illustrated description of the island and its archaeology.

The guide presents an overview of Faughart Hill, to the north of Dundalk, discussing its place-name association with the tales of Cú Chulainn; its connection with St Brigid; and the archaeological sites on the hill -- a small medieval church and graveyard (including a cist burial that may predate it); a holy well (St Brigid's Well) with a stone well-house and steps; St Brigid's Pillar, possibly the base of a high cross; a horseshoe-shaped bank of earth with a square-shaped pillar stone on each side of the entrance (known as St Brigid's Bed); a hilltop enclosure identified by aerial photography; a motte; a souterrain; and a subcircular cropmark enclosure, also identified from aerial photography. A fragment of what may have been a high cross, found during restoration of the graveyard wall, is noted. Finally, the Battle of Faughart (14 October 1318) is described, along with the alleged burial place in the graveyard of Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce.

A concise illustrated description.

A concise illustrated description of the island and its early medieval ecclesiastical remains.

The guide discusses the deposition of objects and human remains in bogs and water; the suggested relationship between these depositions and ancient territorial boundaries; and the possible link of votive offerings with rituals of sovereignty and kingship.

A concise illustrated description.

A concise illustrated reconstruction of medieval Dalkey, drawing on three sources dating to the 1760s (Thomas Reading's map and survey, Gabriel Beranger's paintings of two Dalkey castles, and Peter Wilson's topographical description).

A concise illustrated description of the construction, history and depiction of the medieval stone walls of Kilkenny City, and their relationship to both the early town and the modern city.