Moybologue Historical Society
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Out of a walk in Killykeen Forest Park today and paid a visit to the Gartnanoul Court Tomb.
December 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Out of a walk in Killykeen Forest Park today and paid a visit to the Gartnanoul Court Tomb.
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Don't think I've seen this in previous years - an annual round up of #archaeology on the BBC website!
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Old loo and evidence of murder among archaeological finds of 2025
Other finds include a Bronze Age coffin and human remains thought to belong to shipwreck victims.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Don't think I've seen this in previous years - an annual round up of #archaeology on the BBC website!
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plenty of indoor and outdoor accessible heritage sites to visit over the holiday season in this area with plenty of online pages, guidebooks and brochures available locally. Go out and enjoy where possible!
December 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Plenty of indoor and outdoor accessible heritage sites to visit over the holiday season in this area with plenty of online pages, guidebooks and brochures available locally. Go out and enjoy where possible!
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This work is currently on-going. Nora’s PhD-student Cassandra Pruetz is cataloguing scribal variation on inscribed stones across time and object. For the near future, a workshop with the sculptor and letter-carver Séighean Ó Draoi is planned.
🌐: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts...
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🌐: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This work is currently on-going. Nora’s PhD-student Cassandra Pruetz is cataloguing scribal variation on inscribed stones across time and object. For the near future, a workshop with the sculptor and letter-carver Séighean Ó Draoi is planned.
🌐: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts...
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🌐: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts...
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Latinate Inscriptions
Following her 2006 PhD in Maynooth (an edition of the tales about Mongán mac Fíachnai), Dr Nora White became one of the leading scholar in Ireland for ogam inscriptions. She was the main person behind the development of the Ogham in 3D website (ogham.celt.dias.ie/)...
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Latinate Inscriptions
Following her 2006 PhD in Maynooth (an edition of the tales about Mongán mac Fíachnai), Dr Nora White became one of the leading scholar in Ireland for ogam inscriptions. She was the main person behind the development of the Ogham in 3D website (ogham.celt.dias.ie/)...
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![Nora White, Compert Mongáin and Three Other Early Mongán tales: A Critical Edition with Introduction, Translation, Textual Notes, Bibliography and Vocabulary [= Maynooth Medieval Irish Texts 5], Maynooth: Department of Old and Middle Irish 2006.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mil47usygijs2xwdehaopb2j/bafkreidwj3zhuuvf4mykhu7rswvjdiy5lazhslrad7rmhiwjks2oovfd4y@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Latinate Inscriptions
Following her 2006 PhD in Maynooth (an edition of the tales about Mongán mac Fíachnai), Dr Nora White became one of the leading scholar in Ireland for ogam inscriptions. She was the main person behind the development of the Ogham in 3D website (ogham.celt.dias.ie/)...
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Latinate Inscriptions
Following her 2006 PhD in Maynooth (an edition of the tales about Mongán mac Fíachnai), Dr Nora White became one of the leading scholar in Ireland for ogam inscriptions. She was the main person behind the development of the Ogham in 3D website (ogham.celt.dias.ie/)...
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…website for ‘EMILI – Early Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptions’ is hosted by @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie.
In 2023, Nora’s research was awarded a @researchireland.ie Pathway Grant for ‘Early Medieval Irish Script on Screen’ to study the transition from ogam to Latin alphabet writing.
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In 2023, Nora’s research was awarded a @researchireland.ie Pathway Grant for ‘Early Medieval Irish Script on Screen’ to study the transition from ogam to Latin alphabet writing.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
…website for ‘EMILI – Early Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptions’ is hosted by @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie.
In 2023, Nora’s research was awarded a @researchireland.ie Pathway Grant for ‘Early Medieval Irish Script on Screen’ to study the transition from ogam to Latin alphabet writing.
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In 2023, Nora’s research was awarded a @researchireland.ie Pathway Grant for ‘Early Medieval Irish Script on Screen’ to study the transition from ogam to Latin alphabet writing.
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…since 2012. But Nora’s epigraphic interests also encompass Old Irish inscriptions in Latin letters. In 2021, Nora and I received funding via a Royal Irish Academy Nowlan Digitisation Grant @ria.ie in order to create a ‘Digital Corpus of Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptions’. The resulting…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
…since 2012. But Nora’s epigraphic interests also encompass Old Irish inscriptions in Latin letters. In 2021, Nora and I received funding via a Royal Irish Academy Nowlan Digitisation Grant @ria.ie in order to create a ‘Digital Corpus of Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptions’. The resulting…
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Delighted to learn that Mass this evening in Saint Patrick’s Church, Tierworker will be offered in honour of Saint Siric, a patron Saint of Moybologue. What a lovely gesture that an historic patron Saint should be honoured & celebrated in a parish mass on his feast day.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Delighted to learn that Mass this evening in Saint Patrick’s Church, Tierworker will be offered in honour of Saint Siric, a patron Saint of Moybologue. What a lovely gesture that an historic patron Saint should be honoured & celebrated in a parish mass on his feast day.
Today, November 26, is the feast of Pope Siricius (d. 399). Early medieval Irish hagiographers gaelicised him as Bishop Siric of Mag Bolg (Moybologue, Co. Cavan).
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Today, November 26, is the feast of Pope Siricius (d. 399). Early medieval Irish hagiographers gaelicised him as Bishop Siric of Mag Bolg (Moybologue, Co. Cavan).
encourage anyone who hasn’t yet watched ‘Made of Stone’ about David Keohan aka ‘Indiana Stones’ quest to reanimate the long forgotten tradition of Irish Stone Lifting, while it’s still on RTE Player. You’ll laugh, cry, marvel & feel immensely proud in equal measures!
www.rte.ie/player/movie...
www.rte.ie/player/movie...
Made Of Stone
Documentary on David Keohan, also known as
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November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
encourage anyone who hasn’t yet watched ‘Made of Stone’ about David Keohan aka ‘Indiana Stones’ quest to reanimate the long forgotten tradition of Irish Stone Lifting, while it’s still on RTE Player. You’ll laugh, cry, marvel & feel immensely proud in equal measures!
www.rte.ie/player/movie...
www.rte.ie/player/movie...
Loved being back at Rathcroghan Visitor Centre on Saturday for what has become my annual pilgrimage. Another excellent edition of Archaeology Above & Below. Congratulations to Daniel, Mike, Elaine & the team in Tulsk for all you do to bring the Rathcroghan experience to life & make it so accessible.
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Loved being back at Rathcroghan Visitor Centre on Saturday for what has become my annual pilgrimage. Another excellent edition of Archaeology Above & Below. Congratulations to Daniel, Mike, Elaine & the team in Tulsk for all you do to bring the Rathcroghan experience to life & make it so accessible.
June 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Clear skies and a beautiful evening for a stroll around a peaceful country graveyard. Used the Merlin Bird ID App for only 5 mins and detected a surprising variety of birds in the immediate vicinity.
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Clear skies and a beautiful evening for a stroll around a peaceful country graveyard. Used the Merlin Bird ID App for only 5 mins and detected a surprising variety of birds in the immediate vicinity.
We’re migrating here fully over the next few days. Our IG page has been taken down as well, as it’s too much trying to mod 4 feeds. Our FB page is maintained as is for the foreseeable. Looking forward to keeping the interactions & discussions going over here. Happy New Year!
January 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We’re migrating here fully over the next few days. Our IG page has been taken down as well, as it’s too much trying to mod 4 feeds. Our FB page is maintained as is for the foreseeable. Looking forward to keeping the interactions & discussions going over here. Happy New Year!
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year!
December 23, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year!
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You can find Amplify Archaeology on all the usual podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and more, or on our website at the link below:
www.abartaheritage.ie/irish-hillfo...
www.abartaheritage.ie/irish-hillfo...
Irish Hillforts | Amplify Archaeology Podcast
Irish Hillforts
Dig into the Story of Irish Hillforts in Amplify Archaeology Podcast Episode 43 with Dr James O'Driscoll
Irish Hillforts are some of our largest monuments,
www.abartaheritage.ie
November 27, 2024 at 6:57 PM
You can find Amplify Archaeology on all the usual podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and more, or on our website at the link below:
www.abartaheritage.ie/irish-hillfo...
www.abartaheritage.ie/irish-hillfo...
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The preprint without John Flynn's drawings:
www.academia.edu/50010436/Two...
And the inscription in Nora White's @ndefaoite.bsky.social EMILI database: emili.celt.dias.ie/en/inscripti...
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www.academia.edu/50010436/Two...
And the inscription in Nora White's @ndefaoite.bsky.social EMILI database: emili.celt.dias.ie/en/inscripti...
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EMILI:
CAV-001. Moybologue Cross Slab
emili.celt.dias.ie
November 26, 2024 at 9:30 AM
The preprint without John Flynn's drawings:
www.academia.edu/50010436/Two...
And the inscription in Nora White's @ndefaoite.bsky.social EMILI database: emili.celt.dias.ie/en/inscripti...
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www.academia.edu/50010436/Two...
And the inscription in Nora White's @ndefaoite.bsky.social EMILI database: emili.celt.dias.ie/en/inscripti...
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Since its the day for it, an apposite reminder that Moybologue has its own early medieval Latinate inscription in Old Irish, about which Brian Callaghan @moybologue.bsky.social and I published an article in 2020: www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
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November 26, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Since its the day for it, an apposite reminder that Moybologue has its own early medieval Latinate inscription in Old Irish, about which Brian Callaghan @moybologue.bsky.social and I published an article in 2020: www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
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Today, Nov 26, is the feast of Pope Siricius (d. 399). Early medieval Irish writers gaelicised him as St Siric of Mag Bolg (Moybologue, Co. Cavan). Moybologue is an important ecclesiastical site.
Further information: www.abartaheritage.ie/moybologue-c...
Image: historicgraves.com/graveyard/mo...
Further information: www.abartaheritage.ie/moybologue-c...
Image: historicgraves.com/graveyard/mo...
November 26, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Today, Nov 26, is the feast of Pope Siricius (d. 399). Early medieval Irish writers gaelicised him as St Siric of Mag Bolg (Moybologue, Co. Cavan). Moybologue is an important ecclesiastical site.
Further information: www.abartaheritage.ie/moybologue-c...
Image: historicgraves.com/graveyard/mo...
Further information: www.abartaheritage.ie/moybologue-c...
Image: historicgraves.com/graveyard/mo...
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There’s also an excellent Abarta produced Audio
Guide that can be used on-site, from the comfort of your arm-chair, or indeed anywhere which is available at the below link or as podcast where-ever you podcasts from.
Guide that can be used on-site, from the comfort of your arm-chair, or indeed anywhere which is available at the below link or as podcast where-ever you podcasts from.
Moybologue Church and Graveyard Audio Guide
Moybologue Church and Graveyard Audio Guide
Discover the story of this ancient graveyard, a place of significance for centuries
www.abartaheritage.ie
January 2, 2024 at 11:12 AM
There’s also an excellent Abarta produced Audio
Guide that can be used on-site, from the comfort of your arm-chair, or indeed anywhere which is available at the below link or as podcast where-ever you podcasts from.
Guide that can be used on-site, from the comfort of your arm-chair, or indeed anywhere which is available at the below link or as podcast where-ever you podcasts from.