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 ...

Dr Eileen Murphy, a lecturer in osteoarchaeology at Queen's University, said the project has demonstrated how ancient DNA analysis can provide the tools to answer such questions.

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 ...

In the heart of County Kerry lies a land of contrasts, where rare ferns and moss blanket lush valleys of ancient forests, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...