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Date posted The last free Chieftains of Ireland: Galway Advertiser, July 29, 2010 Jul. 31 Geophysical surveys to probe secrets of Hill of Tara: Irish Examiner, July 22, 2010 Jul. 24 'Celtic' myth exposed by DNA: Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, July 20, 2010 Jul. 22 Council to decide on plan for Hill of Tara: The Irish Times, June 21, 2010 Jul. 6 Priest who led campaign to save Viking site is honoured: Irish Independent, June 2, 2010 Jun. 3 Viking necklace in the dark for 1,150 years: Irish Independent, April 28, 2010 May 1 Second canoe find floats mayor's boat: Irish Independent, April, 23, 2020 Apr. 25 Neolithic remains delay bypass: The Irish Times, March 9, 2010 Apr. 11 Tight security for priceless Cross of Cong as it goes on display in Mayo: The Irish Times, March 31, 2010 Mar. 31 Government urged to commit to full excavation of archaeological site: The Irish Times, March 29, 2010 Mar. 29 Psalter to go on display in 2011: The Irish Times, March 20, 2010 Mar. 21 Days to get longer as spring officially begins: The Irish Times, March 20, 2010 Mar. 20 Monasterboice high crosses may be moved to visitor centre: The Irish Times, March 18, 2010 Mar. 19 Turning Green With Literacy: New York Times, March 17, 2010 (by Thomas Cahill) Mar. 17 Ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arena: The Irish Times, February 25, 2010 Mar. 17 Neolithic man puts major bypass on hold: Belfast Telegraph, March 2, 2010 Mar. 6 What kind of bow was used to kill King Harold?: The Times, February 24, 2010 Feb. 27 New deepwater port may be moved north to avoid tombs: The Irish Times, February 23, 2010 Feb. 23 Dig finds medieval monk was living it up in Kilkenny 'pad': The Irish Times, February 16, 2010 Feb. 16 Are these tunnels ancient?: The News Letter, February 5, 2010 Feb. 16 'The Secret of Kells' reopens ancient row: The Irish Times, February 8, 2010 Feb. 8 A grate discovery . . . ancient brooch is saved from the ashes: Irish Independent, February 4, 2010 Feb. 5 Slane bypass groups clash over Brú na Bóinne: The Irish Times, February 1, 2010 Feb. 1 Viking settlement unearthed by OPW: The Irish Times, January 27, 2010 Jan. 28 Slane bypass to run close to Boyne heritage sites: The Irish Times, January 22, 2010 Jan. 22 An Irishman's Diary – St Fechin: The Irish Times, January 20, 2010 Jan. 20 Artefacts uncovered during roadworks give fresh perspective on early Irish life: The Irish Times, August 28, 2009 Jan. 19 4,000-year-old arrowhead found in Burren excavation: The Irish Times, September 16, 2009 Jan. 5 Going underground!: Londonderry Sentinel, December 22, 2009 Dec. 24 Ancient skeletons could help solve mystery of rare disease: Irish Independent, August 24, 2009 Dec. 18 Donegal brain surgeon at work in AD 800, burial site reveals: The Irish Times, November 10, 2009 Nov. 10 Meeting planned over Clonmacnoise project: RTE, October 16, 2009 Nov. 3 Very dark caves put spotlight on history: Irish News, October 13, 2009 Oct. 14 UK mammals have 'Celtic fringe': BBC, September 30, 2009 Oct. 13 Viking wall finally reveals its secrets to visitors: Evening Herald, October 9, 2009 Oct. 12 Hidden staircase discovered on Skellig: The Irish Times, September 27, 2009 Oct. 8 How did 2,000-year-old feet find their way to a Dublin attic?: The Irish Times, September 14, 2009 Sep. 14 I can't believe it's real butter – Workers find 3,000-year-old barrel of butter in Irish peat bog: Daily Mail, August 22, 2009 Aug. 23 Ancient gold traced to Mountains of Mourne: The Times, July 18, 2009 Jul. 26 History alive in Newbuildings: Londonderry Sentinel, July 8, 2009 Jul. 25 Medieval ring found in North: Irish World, June 2, 2009 Jun. 9 Dan Snow – How Britain nearly became the Irish Isles: Daily Telegraph, May 24, 2009 May 25 A fishy discovery excites experts on Plantation dig: Irish News, April 13, 2009 Apr. 14 Wood you believe it? Stonehenge find at tara: Irish Independent, April 11, 2009 Apr. 11 Irish activist aims for U.S. support to stop highway at Tara: Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, March 31, 2009 Apr. 7 Clues to ancient invasion in DNA: BBC, April 2, 2009 Apr. 2 The Ireland that Saint Patrick knew: Belfast Media, March 13, 2009 Mar. 14 Cornwall workers given an unofficial day off for St Piran's Day: The Times, March 6, 2009 Mar. 7 Smithsonian puts Hill of Tara on list of endangered must-sees: Irish Independent, February 28, 2009 Mar. 1 Hill of Tara nominated to be world heritage site: The Irish Times, January 31, 2009 Feb. 6 From goddess to saint and back again: The Irish Times, January 31, 2009 Feb. 4 Radiocarbon dates indicate early Irish were just visiting: The Times, January 9, 2009 Jan. 9 Newgrange got new lease of light and life in 1960s 'rebuild': The Irish Times, December 20, 2008 Dec. 26 Hopes north Cork dig could reveal settlement dating to iron age: Irish Examiner, November 3, 2008 Nov. 4 Celtic Tiger threatens 'very soul of historic Ireland': Toronto Star, October 7, 2008 Oct. 8 In Ireland, Clonmacnoise was a light in the Dark Ages: New York Daily News, September 14, 2008 Sep. 15 Heaney to head Tara celebrations: Irish News, August 15, 2008 Aug. 16 Troubled waters: North Shore News (Vancouver), August 3, 2008 Aug. 4 Flint hints at existence of Palaeolithic man in Ireland: The Sunday Times, July 27, 2008 Jul. 28 Irish Viking trade centre unearthed: BBC, May 6, 2008 Jul. 23 Top archaeologists urge protection of iconic Tara: Irish Independent, July 15, 2008 Jul. 16 Leading archaeologists to debate 'ethics' of Tara road: Irish Independent, June 7, 2008 Jun. 19 Pope hails Irish role in Europe: BBC, June 12, 2008 Jun. 13 Ancient manuscript to be restored: Ireland.com, June 1, 2008 Jun. 2 Gormley – Viking settlement artefacts to remain buried: Irish Examiner, May 5, 2008 May 5 The sounds of an ancient past: BBC, April 4, 2008 Apr. 9 On top of the world . . . campaign to give Rock of Cashel heritage status: Irish Independent, April 2, 2008 Apr. 6 Running an M3 through our heritage: Derry Journal, March 19, 2008 Mar. 20 St Patrick drove out the pagans – not the snakes: Sunday Independent, March 16, 2008 Mar. 16 Heaney hits at 'desecration' of sacred Tara: The Observer, March 2, 2008 Mar. 2 Museum patron brings ancient relic back to its rightful home: The News Letter, January 1, 2008 Jan. 12 Tara site named in top 10 archaeological discoveries: Irish Independent, December 31, 2007 Jan. 2 Newgrange sunrise set to go global: Irish Independent, December 14, 2007 Dec. 14 Prehistoric find was 'the icing on the cake': Tyrone Times, October 23, 2007 Oct. 24 Fifty lucky winners get tickets for solstice at Newgrange: Irish Independent, September 29, 2007 Sep. 29 Court battles loom in fight to save site: The Observer, September 23, 2007 Sep. 23 Scholars uncover one ringfort to rule them all: Irish Examiner Aug. 21 Bronze Age Irish real ale boozers?: UTV Internet, August 11, 2007 Aug. 12 Ancient site on endangered list: BBC, June 7, 2007 Jun. 29 Ancient Hill of Tara is put on 'crisis list' backed by WMF over road: Independent on Sunday, June 9, 2007 Jun. 14 Lasers to shed light on mysteries of Book of Kells: The Independent, June 8, 2007 Jun. 8 Book of Kells to tell its secrets: Sunday Tribune, June 3, 2007 Jun. 5 As The Man Says – Through Tara's halls: Ulster Herald, May 31, 2007 Jun. 4 Irish Classic Is Still a Hit (in Calfskin, Not Paperback): New York Times, May 28, 2007 May 29 Erin Go Faster: New York Times, May 25, 2007 May 26 Two major surveys failed to discover ancient site: Sunday Independent, May 6, 2007 May 6 Dwellings of Ireland's early settlers found: Irish Examiner, April 22, 2007 Apr. 24 2,000-year-old remains found in Clare: Ireland.com, April 2, 2007 Apr. 18 Get your hands off our pagan statue: The Observer, April 15, 2007 Apr. 16 Ancient Tara site nominated for endangered list: Irish Independent, February 13, 2007 Feb. 13 Alien Gods and Magic In Ireland: American Chronicle, January 17, 2007 Jan. 18 Should we cut 'bog bodies' a little respect?: Irish Examiner, January 1, 2007 Jan. 2 How a manuscript found in an Irish peat bog was saved: The Art Newspaper, December 18, 2006 Dec. 19 Motorway runs into the Stone Age as experts dig up a 'major' ancient site: Irish Independent, October 30, 2006 Oct. 30 Study finds no genetic divide between Celts and English: Sunday Independent, October 1, 2006 Oct. 1 If you'd gone down to the woods about 4,000 years ago ...: The Sunday Times, September 3, 2006 Sep. 6 Dances with wolves – The Ireland of old: Irish Examiner, September 4, 2006 Sep. 5 Motorway builders revealed ancient royal ruins: Irish Independent, September 1, 2006 Sep. 1 Lough Neagh's 'island paradise': BBC Aug. 15 More pieces of hidden bog book found: The Irish Times Aug. 6 The bog man still looking his best 2,300 years later: The Times, August 1, 2006 Aug. 2 English invasion of Ireland in 12th century based on 'sexed-up dodgy dossier': Sunday Tribune, July 30, 2006 Aug. 1 Safely Stuck in the Muck, for Centuries: New York Times, July 30, 2006 Jul. 31 Discovery in midlands bog 'of staggering importance': The Irish Times, July 26, 2006 Jul. 26 Stories in the stone: Boston Globe, July 20, 2006 Jul. 21 The original con trick: Daily Ireland, July 19, 2006 Jul. 20 Great Celtic manuscripts resurrected after lost years: Sunday Independent, July 2, 2006 Jul. 5 'Bog bodies' were part of Iron Age kingship rituals: Daily Ireland, June 21, 2006 Jun. 22 This motorway is a disgrace to our heritage: The Guardian, June 8, 2006 Jun. 8 Land of High Kings is battlefield for fight between heritage and growth: The Guardian, May 30, 2006 May 30 Ancient refuge found by workmen: BBC, February 25, 2006 May 17 Bronze Age man's burial site unearthed: BBC, February 2, 2006 May 13 Arms control on the Aran Islands: Village, April 20, 2006 May 1 Celtic hero: Village, March 16, 2006 Mar. 30 'Spitting in kids' faces scared off evil spirits': Sunday Independent, March 26, 2006 Mar. 27 Bruce watched spider 'in Northern Ireland': The Scotsman, March 21, 2006 Mar. 21 St Patrick – an unbeatable brand representing our national pride: Irish Independent, March 13, 2006 Mar. 14 Patrick never made official saint: Sunday Independent, March 5, 2006 Mar. 6 Recreating the voyage of St Columba around the Scottish coast in 563: The Independent, February 25, 2006 Feb. 27 The ties that bind: Boston Globe, February 20, 2006 Feb. 23 Dance clue to Book of Kells: The Sunday Times, June 19, 2005 Feb. 15 Pat trick: Irish Echo, February 10, 2006 Feb. 10 Murdered "Bog Men" Found With Hair Gel, Manicured Nails: National Geographic, January 17, 2006 Jan. 20 Hair-gelled Celt may have been sacrificed: The Scotsman, January 19, 2006 Jan. 20 If New York's Irish Claim Nobility, Science May Back Up the Blarney: New York Times, January 18, 2006 Jan. 18 Writer sheds light on ancient book: Irish Examiner, January 16, 2006 Jan. 17 Irish bog reveals secrets of Iron Age hair gel: Daily Telegraph, January 7, 2006 Jan. 15 Iron Age 'bog bodies' unveiled: BBC, January 6, 2006 Jan. 15 Seat of Celtic kings is threatened by motorway: Daily Telegraph, January 13, 2006 Jan. 13 Bog finds call for new view of our Iron Age ancestors: The Irish Times, January 7, 2005 Jan. 7 Graveyard yields secrets of ancient world: BBC, January 4, 2006 Jan. 5 Experts confident of further treasures from Viking site: Irish Examiner, September 3, 2005 Dec. 10 Medieval skeletons unearthed at city walls: Irish Independent, April 23, 2005 Nov. 26 Yours for £900,000, the island where St Patrick ran aground: The Independent, August 12, 2005 Aug. 17 Urban landscape 'will replace Tara's myth and mystery': Irish Independent, April 27, 2005 Jun. 7 Irish Road to Progress Jams at Ancient Hill: Boston Globe, April 1, 2005 May 26 Minister to press ahead with Tara route for motorway: The Irish Times, March 31, 2005 May 26 M-way threatens Ireland's treasure: BBC, May 13, 2005 May 26 A Road Runs Through Tara: New York Times, April 25, 2005 May 18 Did Ratzinger Pick Befuddle Malachy?: WildGeese.com, April 19, 2005 Apr. 29 Proof Of Island's Ancient Heritage: The News Letter, November 17, 2004 Apr. 15 2,000-year-old remains found in bog: Irish Independent, January 24, 2005 Apr. 12 Full excavation of Viking site 'essential': Irish Examiner, January 5, 2005 Mar. 21 Patrick – apostle, evangelist, prophet, and the island's first ever PR man: Sunday Independent, March 13, 2005 Mar. 13 Memorial to Liverpool's links with Saint Patrick: Irish Post, January 7, 2005 Mar. 1 Road 'threatens seat of kings': BBC, December 21, 2004 Feb. 15 More Viking sites likely, say archaeologists: Irish Examiner, December 8, 2004 Feb. 7 How Strongbow started family line: The Guardian, January 27, 2005 Jan. 29 Scion of traitors and warlords: why Bush is coy about his Irish links: The Guardian, January 27, 2005 Jan. 28 In Ireland, Commuters vs. Kings: Washington Post, January 22, 2005 Jan. 22 Proof Of Island's Ancient Heritage: The News Letter, November 16, 2004 Jan. 2 10,000 oppose road near seat of High Kings: Irish Independent, November 6, 2004 Dec. 27 5,700-year-old house found at bypass site: Irish Examiner, September 21, 2004 Nov. 5 Decision due on Hill of Tara motorway: The Guardian, November 11, 2004 Nov. 12 Twilight of the Celts: The Independent, November 10, 2004 Nov. 10 History of Halloween dates back to Ireland 2,000 years ago: Wayne University South End, October 29, 2004 Oct. 31 Irish homecoming for Viking boat: BBC, September 6, 2004 Oct. 6 Viking woman's grave a 'significant' discovery: Irish Examiner, August 24, 2004 Sep. 28 Dundrum and the Holy Grail: Down Democrat, August 10, 2004 Sep. 17 The Irish are not Celts, say experts: The Sunday Times, September 4, 2004 Sep. 7 Greeks can't hold a torch to the Ancient Irish: Irish Independent, August 21, 2004 Aug. 25 Painstaking dig uncovers ancient bones near Dublin Castle: Sunday Business Post, July 11, 2004 Aug. 14 Outrage over destruction of Celtic fort: UTV Internet, June 21, 2004 Jul. 11 Ancient Viking site 'may be Ireland's own Pompei' as intact town found: Irish Independent, June 5, 2004 Jun. 24 Excavation likely at Viking site: Irish Examiner, June 2, 2004 Jun. 21 A Short History of the Celts: Wild Geese, June 3, 2004 Jun. 18 Viking settlement find means trouble for Waterford road: Irish Echo, May 21, 2004 Jun. 15 On the road to a battle at Tara: Irish Independent, May 19, 2004 Jun. 11 Pirate queen with Irish luck: Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2004 May 11 6th Century AD – The voyage of St. Brendan: Irish Echo, April 23, 2004 May 10 Patrick the Superman: Irish Voice/IrishAbroad.com, March 12, 2004 Apr. 10 May you get to know St. Patrick tomorrow: New York Newsday, March 16, 2004 Mar. 22 Museum plea delays Viking coins sell-off: Irish Independent, February 25, 2004 Mar. 27 Delight as 9,000-year-old artefacts are uncovered: (from the Irish News, February 9, 2004) Mar. 15 Viking settlement unearthed in Cork: Irish Examiner, February 13, 2004 Mar. 11 Items 9,000 Years Past Use-By Date: The News Letter, February 10, 2004 Mar. 8 Motorway is a threat to spirit of Tara: (from the Irish News, January 5, 2004) Jan. 28 Many years ago – the Celtic origins of Christmas rites: Irish Echo, December 26, 2003 Dec. 28 Ancient monument sheds light on Ireland's past: Boston Herald, December 22, 2003 Dec. 24 Earliest Irish Vikings found in car park: The Sunday Times, September 7, 2003 Sep. 14 Viking warrior's remains uncovered: Irish Echo, August 13, 2003 Aug. 23 Find of Lifetime as Dig Reveals Sacred Ancient Shrine: The News Letter, August 12, 2003 Aug. 14 Ancient Irish burial rites 'fleshed out': The Sunday Times Aug. 4 Nuts and bones help date huts back to Stone Age: Irish Independent, July 17, 2003 Jul. 31 Station could hold medieval secrets: BBC, June 20, 2003 Jul. 9 Pilgrims row from Ulster to Iona: The Times, June 9, 2003 Jun. 11 Further digs at site where Iron Age man's body found: Irish Examiner, May 26, 2003 Jun. 10 Legend of Saint holds a blessing in disguise: Belfast Telegraph, May 23, 2003 May 31 Body in bog could be 2,000 years old, says museum: Irish Examiner, May 16, 2003 May 23 Medieval castle found on site of military base: (from the Irish News, April 29, 2003) May 13 989 years ago — Boru prevails at Clontarf: Irish Echo, April 23, 2003 May 11 Flatley digs heritage after workers unearth 4,000-year-old burial site: Irish Independent, April 30, 2003 May 8 Scotland's St. Columba remembered: Washington Times, March 13, 2003 Apr. 6 An Irish saint from . . . Wales? Scotland?: San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, 2003 Apr. 8 Celtic warriors 'were bisexual': The Sunday Times, March 30, 2003 Apr. 1 Rafters reveal Salisbury Cathedral's Irish roots: The Times, March 5, 2003 Mar. 16
Site throws new light on the people: (from the Irish News, January 9, 2003)
Ancient Irish farm unearthed: The Guardian, January 13, 2003
A thousand years on, we honour our King Brian: Limerick Leader, December 28, 2002
To damage Hill of Tara is a tragedy: (from the Irish News, November 18, 2002)
Huge temple found under Hill of Tara: Irish Examiner, November 12, 2002
The saint who gave Strongbow the Last Rites: (from the Irish News, November 14, 2002)
Scots keen to claim St. Pat's birthplace: Irish Post/IrishAbroad.com, October 23, 2002
Discovery of Middle Bronze Age burial pit raises hopes of uncovering medieval town: Irish Independent, June 29, 2002
Irishman brings God to a land in turmoil: Irish Post/IrishAbroad.com, June 5, 2002
How's the craic? You don't want to know: Irish Echo, April 10, 2002
Prehistoric tomb site reveals its wonders to the public: Irish Independent, April 4, 2002
Offaly bog people 1,000 years older than suspected: The Irish Times, April 4, 2002
Book records antiquities of Mayo: The Irish Times, March 18, 2002
Patrick: A Reflection on His Writings: The Blanket, March 14, 2002
Ireland's bloodless revolutionary: Irish World, March 13, 2002
Ousted King Dermot invited the Normans: Irish Post, February 6, 2002
Ancient timbers provide link to past: The News Letter, February 5, 2002
Going underground: The Irish Times, February 2, 2002
Bronze Age find is a first for Wicklow: The Irish Times, January 29, 2002
Carrigaholt fighting to save castle from falling into sea: The Irish Times, January 19, 2002
Foundations of medieval castle unearthed in dig: The Irish Times, January 16, 2002
Mystery of the golden artefact is torc of town: Irish Independent, November 30, 2001
Bronze Age house found in Wicklow: UTV Internet, October 21, 2001
Bronze Age trove found at sewage site: The Irish Times, September 28, 2001
In quest of living legends: The Irish Times, September 22, 2001
St Kevin's Way opened in Glendalough: The Irish Times, September 8, 2001
Women's role in cow milking highlighted: The Irish Times, August 10, 2001
Uncovering the history of the Lough Gara crannogs: The Irish Times, June 22, 2001
Church of Brian Boru may have to close: The Irish Times, June 16, 2001
Britain's stone 'pyramids' offer up ancient secrets: Toronto Globe and Mail, June 9, 2001
The holy island ground: The Irish Times, June 2, 2001
National heritage site 'bulldozed': The Irish Times, May 26, 2001
Viking raids came from Scotland says historian: The Irish Times, April 23, 2001
Iron Age skeleton found during archaeological dig: The Irish Times, April 21, 2001
Genes link Celts to Basques: BBC, April 3, 2001
Basques are brothers of the Celts: Daily Telegraph, April 3, 2001
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