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In the heart of County Kerry lies a land of contrasts, where rare ferns and moss blanket lush valleys of ancient forests, ...
Just over 5,000 years ago, there lived an Irish farmer with black hair and dark eyes. Her DNA spoke of ancestors mostly Middle Eastern in origin, and she would have looked more like a southern ...
The ancient Irish were at least familiar with the notion of reincarnation, ... It tells how Connacht's Queen Medbh and her husband Aillil waged war on Ulster over possession of the mighty bull ...
Ancient Irish myths and legends will get you in the Halloween and Samhain spirit. ... Queen Maeve. 2. A depiction of Queen Maeve and a druid from Queen Meave and by Stephen Reid (Public Domain) ...
In a nutshell A new study challenges the idea that the so-called “king” buried at Newgrange was part of a royal dynasty, arguing that the archaeological and genetic evidence doesn’t support claims of ...
Passage tombs in Ireland are facing significant vandalism, threatening the integrity of ancient heritage. Carvings are being ...
After being carefully excavated in November, the remains were radiocarbon dated around Christmas by Queen’s University Belfast. The estimate put him at around 2,300 years old.
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago.. Further research has been carried out following the discovery of the ...
An Irish famer unearthed a spectacular ancient find from his property by "pure luck." While working on his land, he saw a strange object that turned out to be a slab of bog butter.
Ancient DNA Reveals Women Central to Celtic Britain's Social Networks. Published Jan 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM EST Updated Jan 15, ... She has an undergraduate degree from Queen Mary, ...