N69 Archives - AMS Consultants https://ams-consultancy.com/tag/n69/ Archeological Management Solutions Ireland & UK Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:38:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Video Documentaries https://ams-consultancy.com/video-documentaries/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:32:00 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1936 As part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project, a set of mini-documentaries were created. Each of these lasts just over 10 minutes.

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N69 Listowel Bypass Project

These mini-documentaries were created as part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project.

Click on the tabs below to watch. Each video lasts for just over 10 minutes.

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The Archaeology of the Listowel Bypass

Download a poster showcasing some of the archaeological finds from excavations along the N69 Bypass. Alternatively, you can read through a StoryMap of the dig.

Video Documentaries

As part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project, a set of mini-documentaries were created. Each of these lasts just over 10 minutes.
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Fulachtaí Fia at Listowel

Five burnt mounds, also referred to as fulachtaí fia, were discovered along the route of the bypass. Burnt mounds are the most common prehistoric site type in Ireland.
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Making Medieval Charcoal

At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past.
Dr. Karen Molloy and her team from NUIGAMS

Palaeo-environmental Coring

As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUIG took a pollen core from Derra West Bog.
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From the Bog

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In the townland of Gortcurreen, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered within the peat.

An Old House at Curraghatoosane

At Curraghatoosane we found the remains of a traditional thatched house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.
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]]> Making Medieval Charcoal https://ams-consultancy.com/making-medieval-charcoal/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:50:10 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1441 At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past.

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Making Medieval Charcoal


At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past because it can reach the high temperatures (1000°C) needed to smelt both bronze and iron. Charcoal is made by burning wood in an oxygen-controlled environment.

In the past, charcoal was produced in special kilns. Pit kilns were the simplest kind. Wood was stacked in the pit, covered with vegetation and earth to prevent full combustion, and burned over a number of days to make charcoal.

Coolnaleen charcoal pit prior to digging
Coolnaleen charcoal pit kiln
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The Archaeology of the Listowel Bypass

Download a poster showcasing some of the archaeological finds from excavations along the N69 Bypass. Alternatively, you can read through a StoryMap of the dig.

Video Documentaries

As part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project, a set of mini-documentaries were created. Each of these lasts just over 10 minutes.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia at Listowel

Five burnt mounds, also referred to as fulachtaí fia, were discovered along the route of the bypass. Burnt mounds are the most common prehistoric site type in Ireland.
AMS

Making Medieval Charcoal

At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past.
Dr. Karen Molloy and her team from NUIGAMS

Palaeo-environmental Coring

As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUIG took a pollen core from Derra West Bog.
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From the Bog

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In the townland of Gortcurreen, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered within the peat.

An Old House at Curraghatoosane

At Curraghatoosane we found the remains of a traditional thatched house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.
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]]> Palaeo-environmental Coring https://ams-consultancy.com/environmental-archaeology/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:40:35 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1434 As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUIG took a pollen core from Derra West Bog.

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Palaeo-environmental Coring


As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69 road project, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUI Galway took a pollen core from Derra West Bog close to the location of bypass.

The team use pollen trapped in the layers of peat to create a picture of the changing environment through time. The core taken from Derra West Bog spans most of the Holocene (the last c. 12,000 years of Earth’s history) and comprises a very comprehensive record of human activity spanning from the Neolithic (c. 4000 BC) to relatively modern times (c. AD 1600).

Analysis of the core is currently underway in NUI Galway. The results will provide important insights into how human activity, particularly farming, has altered and shaped the natural environment of the Listowel area since prehistoric times.

Dr Karen Molloy and her team
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The Archaeology of the Listowel Bypass

Download a poster showcasing some of the archaeological finds from excavations along the N69 Bypass. Alternatively, you can read through a StoryMap of the dig.

Video Documentaries

As part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project, a set of mini-documentaries were created. Each of these lasts just over 10 minutes.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia at Listowel

Five burnt mounds, also referred to as fulachtaí fia, were discovered along the route of the bypass. Burnt mounds are the most common prehistoric site type in Ireland.
AMS

Making Medieval Charcoal

At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past.
Dr. Karen Molloy and her team from NUIGAMS

Palaeo-environmental Coring

As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUIG took a pollen core from Derra West Bog.
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From the Bog

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In the townland of Gortcurreen, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered within the peat.

An Old House at Curraghatoosane

At Curraghatoosane we found the remains of a traditional thatched house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.
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]]> From the Bog https://ams-consultancy.com/from-the-bog/ https://ams-consultancy.com/from-the-bog/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:32:05 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1429 In the townland of Gortcurreen, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered within the peat.

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Worked Timbers and Wooden Vessel


In the townland of Gortcurreen, at the site of Gortcurreen 1, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered. All of the timbers were in secondary positions not fixed to a structure at the site and appear to have been dumped here in the past, and subsequently preserved in the peat.

The most significant of the timbers were three large structural beams containing numerous mortices along their lengths. These timbers are possible wall plates or floor support beams from a large structure. The remains of the wooden vessel comprised 25 staves, part of a wooden binding hoop and parts of the wooden base.

The date of the timbers and stave-built wooden vessel were not clear during the excavation and it is hoped that upcoming scientific analysis, including dendrochronological and radiocarbon dating, will help us to further understand where the timbers came from and why they might have been dumped at this location.

Gortcurreen timber drawing by Sarah Nylund
Gortcurreen worked timbers
N69 Bog Excavation
Stave-built vessel with wooden binding hoops from the Butter Museum, Cork
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The Archaeology of the Listowel Bypass

Download a poster showcasing some of the archaeological finds from excavations along the N69 Bypass. Alternatively, you can read through a StoryMap of the dig.

Video Documentaries

As part of cataloguing the archaeological works on the N69 Listowel Bypass Project, a set of mini-documentaries were created. Each of these lasts just over 10 minutes.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia at Listowel

Five burnt mounds, also referred to as fulachtaí fia, were discovered along the route of the bypass. Burnt mounds are the most common prehistoric site type in Ireland.
AMS

Making Medieval Charcoal

At Coolnaleen Lower we found several charcoal-production kilns. Charcoal was an important fuel for metalworking in the past.
Dr. Karen Molloy and her team from NUIGAMS

Palaeo-environmental Coring

As part of the archaeological investigations for the N69, palaeoenvironmental specialists Carlos Chique and Karen Molloy from NUIG took a pollen core from Derra West Bog.
AMS

From the Bog

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In the townland of Gortcurreen, a group of worked timbers and the remains of a stave-built wooden vessel were discovered within the peat.

An Old House at Curraghatoosane

At Curraghatoosane we found the remains of a traditional thatched house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.
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]]> https://ams-consultancy.com/from-the-bog/feed/ 0 An Old House at Curraghatoosane https://ams-consultancy.com/an-old-house-at-curraghatoosane/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:23:41 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1425 At Curraghatoosane we found the remains of a traditional thatched house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.

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An Old House at Curraghatoosane


At Curraghatoosane, we found the remains of a traditional thatched, two-roomed house that was occupied from the early nineteenth century until the 1950s.

The house was typical of many in the area at this time and had walls built from stone and mud with earthen floors and a large central hearth. The house was surrounded by neat cobble-lined drains that channelled water away from the walls.

In the twentieth century the earthen floors were replaced with more modern concrete floors. We found a large quantity of artefacts belonging to the inhabitants of the house including pottery fragments, buttons, nails from the roof, a thimble and a child of Prague statue.

Using historical documents, including the 1901 and 1911 censuses, we were able to establish that the house was occupied by the O’Connor family from the 1850s to the 1950s. The last occupant of the house was William (Bill) O’Connor. He is still remembered by many neighbours in the area.

Pottery shards
Curraghatoosane cottage foundations
Curraghatoosane cottage plan

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