asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of each excavating licence granted by him under the National Monuments Acts in each of the past ten years; and if he will state in relation to each excavation (a) if, when and by whom it was carried out (b) if either he or the Director of the National Museum has received a written report on it, and (c) if a report of the findings of the excavation has been published in appropriate learned journals.
Written Answers. - Excavating Licences.
319.
The particulars are as follows:
DETAILS OF EXCAVATION LICENCES ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS SINCE 1967.
|
Site |
If Excavation was carried out and when |
Director of Excavation |
Report Received |
Report Published and Date |
|
|
Dunboy Castle, County Cork |
Yes |
1967-70, 1972-73 |
Edward Fahy, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-73 (Summary reports) |
|
Castle in Rathcoffey, County Kildare |
Yes |
1967-68 |
Seamus Caulfield, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
* |
|
Earthwork (Moated Site), Kilmagoura Townland, County Cork. |
Yes |
1967 |
Robin E. Glasscock, Dept of Geography, Q.U.B. |
* |
Medieval Archaeology Vol. XII 1968. |
|
Two Wedge Tombs, Coomatloukane Townland, County Kerry. |
Yes |
1967, 1969 |
Michael Herity, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
J.K.A.H.S. No. 3 1970. |
|
Church of St. Mel and area around it Ardagh, County Longford. |
Yes |
1967 |
Liam De Paor, Dept. of Modern History, U.C.D. |
Yes |
* |
|
Court Cairn, Shalwy Townland, County Donegal. |
Yes |
1967-69 |
Laurence Flanagan, Ulster Museum, Belfast. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-71 |
|
Newgrange, County Meath, Tumulus |
Yes |
1967-76 |
Michael J. O'Kelly, U.C.C. |
Yes |
JRSAI Vol. 97 (1967), Antiquity 43 (1969), Jutland A.S.P. (67) and others. |
|
Knowth, County Meath, Tumulus |
Yes |
1967-77 |
George Eogan, University College, Belfield, Dublin 4. |
Yes |
Antiquity 41, 1967, PRIA 16C, 1968, 74C 1974 and others. |
|
Two Churches, Leigh Townland, County Tipperary. |
Yes |
1968-70 |
Robin E. Glasscock, Dept of Geography, Q.U.B. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970. |
|
Hillfort at Dun Aillinne, County Kildare |
Yes |
1968-71 |
Bernard Wailes, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-74. JRSAI Vol. 100, 1970. |
|
Court Cairn and House Site, Ballyglass, County Mayo. |
Yes |
1968-72 |
Seán O Nualláin, Archaeological Officer, Ordnance Survey, Phoenix Park |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-72. JRSAI Vol. 102, 1972. |
|
Behy, County Mayo, Court Cairn |
Yes |
1969 |
R. de Valera, Dept. of Archaeology, University College, Belfield, Dublin 4 |
* |
S.M.T.I. Vol. 2 1964. |
|
Court Cairn, Croaghbeg, County Donegal |
Yes |
1969-71 |
Laurence Flanagan, Ulster Museum. |
Yes |
AYIA 1972-73. |
|
Hillfort in Rath East, County Wicklow. |
Yes |
1969-73 |
Barry Raftery, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-74. |
|
Carrownaglogh, County Mayo, Pre-bog enclosures. |
Yes |
1969-76 |
Michael Herity, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-73. Irish University Review (1971). |
|
Inis Caltra, County Clare, Monastic Site |
Yes |
1970-77 |
Liam de Paor, U.C.D. |
Yes |
AYIA 1970-71. |
|
Baunogenasraid, County Carlow, Dolmen. |
Yes |
1972 |
Barry Raftery, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
AYIA 1972. P.R.I.A. Vol. 74, C, 10 1974. |
|
Dromkeen East, County Kerry, Ringfort |
Yes |
1972 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973. |
|
Belderg/Glenulra, County Mayo, Pre-bog enclosures. |
Yes |
1972-76 |
Seamus Caulfield, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
Yes |
AYIA 70-72. |
|
Lisduggan, County Cork, Three Ringforts |
Yes |
1972-73 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973. JCHAS Vol. LXXVIII 1972. |
|
Coolowen, County Cork, Ringfort. |
Yes |
1973 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973. |
|
Causeway, County Kerry, Fulacht Fiadha |
Yes |
1973 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
Yes |
* |
|
Rathnarrow, County Westmeath, Barrow |
Yes |
1973 |
Joe McCabe, 48 Hillside Drive, Mullingar. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973. |
|
Sluggary, County Limerick, Ringfort |
Yes |
1973 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973-74. |
|
Corbetstown, County Westmeath, Settlement Site. |
Yes |
1973-77 |
Leo Swan, 746 Howth Rd., Raheny, Dublin. |
Yes |
AYIA 1973. |
|
Cork Old Walled City, Medieval Site |
Yes |
1974 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1974. |
|
Croom, County Limerick, Ringfort |
Yes |
1974 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
Yes |
AYIA 1974. |
|
Aughinish Island, County Limerick, Two Cashels. |
Yes |
1974 |
Eamonn Kelly, 211 Castle Park, Tallaght, County Dublin. |
* |
North Munster Antiquarian Journal 1973-74. |
|
Aughinish Island, County Limerick. Rath. |
Yes |
1974 |
Helen Hickey, 4 Vauxhall Park, Belfast. |
Yes |
AYIA-1974 and NMAJ. 1973-74. |
|
Aughinish Island, County Limerick. Castle and earthworks. |
Yes |
1974 |
Ann Lynch, U.C.C. |
* |
AYIA-1974 and NMAJ 1973-74. |
|
Dominican Priory Site, Limerick City |
Yes |
1975 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
Yes |
* |
|
Castletobin, County Kilkenny, Ringfort |
Yes |
1975 |
Deborah Sutton, U.C.C. |
* |
* |
|
Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal. Megalithic structure. |
Yes |
1976 |
H.E. Kilbride-Jones, 24 Glenomena Park, Blackrock, County Dublin. |
* |
* |
|
Youghal Town Walls, County Cork |
Yes |
1976 |
Sheila Lane, U.C.C. |
* |
* |
|
Cistercian Abbey Church, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. |
No |
1977 |
Conleth Manning and John Bradley, c/o Glen Cottage, Dunbell, County Kilkenny. |
— |
— |
|
Knocknashammer, County Sligo. Barrow. |
Yes |
1977 |
Martin Timoney, St. Anthony's, Cliffoney, County Sligo. |
No |
— |
|
Maughanasilly, County Cork. Stone alignment. |
Yes |
1977 |
Ann Lynch, U.C.C. |
No |
— |
|
Sullivan's Quay, Cork City. Postmedieval site. |
Yes |
1977 |
Sheila Lane, U.C.C. |
No |
— |
|
Balrenny, Co. Meath. Souterrain. |
Yes |
1977 |
George Eogan, U.C.D. |
No |
— |
|
Kilteel Church, County Kildare |
Yes |
1977 |
Conleth Manning, Glen Cottage, Dunbell, Kilkenny. |
No |
— |
|
Cashelkeelty, County Kerry. Stone circle etc. |
Yes |
1977 |
John W. Barber, U.C.C. |
No |
— |
|
Site No. 7, Carrowmore County Sligo. Passage Grave. |
Yes |
1977 |
Goran Burenhult, University of Lund, Sweden. |
No |
— |
|
Lough Gur, County Limerick. Settlement site. |
Yes |
1977 |
Michael J. O'Kelly, U.C.C. |
No |
— |
|
Ballybarrack, County Louth. Ringfort and Souterrain. |
Yes |
1977 |
Eamonn P. Kelly, National Museum, Dublin. |
No |
— |
* Information not yet available. I shall furnish it to the Deputy later.
Abbreviations.
|
AYIA |
“Excavations” published by the Association of Young Irish Archaeologists. |
|
JKAHS |
Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. |
|
Jutland ASP |
Jutland Archaeological Society Proceedings. |
|
PRIA |
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. |
|
JRSAI |
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. |
|
JCHAS |
Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. |
|
SMTI 1964 |
“Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland” Vol. 2 County Mayo (Stationery Office). |