The first peoples to have left substantial evidence of their ways of life in the Irish past were the hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic period (‘Middle Stone Age’ dating to c. 10,000 to 6,000 years ago in Ireland).
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An Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) bi-monthly magazine. The IWTN is a programme of the Heritage Council.
This Ogham writing system or script was created for an early form of the Irish language. Our earliest ogham inscriptions on stone are approximately dated on linguistic grounds to between the 4th and the 7th century AD. Over 400 known examples of ogham stones and fragments of various shapes and sizes have survived, each with its own unique biography or story. Over 400 known examples of ogham stones and fragments of various shapes and sizes have survived, each with its own unique biography or story.
An Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) bi-monthly magazine. The IWTN is a programme of the Heritage Council.
An Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) bi-monthly magazine. The IWTN is a programme of the Heritage Council.
An Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) bi-monthly magazine. The IWTN is a programme of the Heritage Council.
This document provides helpful guidance on how to create an public engagement programme during works to traditional buildings.
The maintenance series is a collection of five sheets providing the owners of older homes (i.e. built before World War II) with basic guidance on essential building maintenance.