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Our next lecture will be on Wednesday November 27th (please note the departure from our usual Thursday night) and will be at the earlier time of 8pm: 

 

 

A Tale of Two Forts:  Landscapes of Power in Early Cork

Lecture by

Professor William O’Brien

Wednesday November 27 2024

at

8pm

in

Clonakilty GAA Club, Ahamilla

 

This talk will present the archaeology of Clashanimud hillfort and the Garranes ringfort complex to the north of Bandon. The significance of both landscapes will be explored for an understanding of political relations in Cork during the later Bronze Age and early medieval periods respectively.

 

William O'Brien is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology in University College Cork. Research interests include the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age in Ireland, early mining and metallurgy in Atlantic Europe, upland archaeology, the study of hillforts and all aspects of monumentality in the later prehistoric period. Much of his work focuses on the prehistory of south-west Ireland, where he has conducted many research excavations, now published in various monographs and papers.

Documentary: Historic Coastal Village of Timoleague

As part of Heritage Week 2022, Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage visited the historic coastal village of Timoleague which is situated at the mouth of the Argideen river estuary.  To take us back over the centuries our guides are Diarmuid Kingston and Michael O’Mahony.

Documentary: Three Local Stories

Produced as part of Heritage Week 2021, this documentary tells three stories. The first part is the history of Lisselane Estate and in particular two of its owners – the infamous landlord William Bence Jones and in more modern times, C. O. Stanley. The second section concentrates on Kilgarriffe old cemetery and some of the many important individuals and families interred there over the last three hundred years or so. The final section of the video highlights Ring Village and the nearby Ballintemple Graveyard, detailing the importance of Ring as a port and the 800-year history of the cemetery wherein lay the remains of Tadhg an Asna among other notable names.