asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the report of such licensed archaeological excavation referred to in his reply to a question of 12th October, 1977, was received either by himself or the Director of the National Museum.
Written Answers. - Archaeological Excavations.
Following is the information requested:
Site |
Date Reports Received by Commissioners of Public Works |
Dunboy Castle, County Cork. |
October 1967 |
August 1970 |
|
December 1972 |
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Rathcoffey Castle,County Kildare |
October 1977 |
Two Wedge Tombs, Coomatloukane Townland, County Kerry. |
August 1969 |
October 1969 |
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Church of St. Mel,Ardagh, County Longford |
January 1968 |
Court Cairn, Shalwy Townland, County Donegal. |
September 1969 |
August 1970 |
|
Newgrange, County Meath, Tumulus. |
November 1970 |
November 1971 |
|
November 1975 |
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October 1975 |
|
Knowth, County Meath, Tumulus. |
November 1968 |
December 1970 |
|
December 1971 |
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December 1972 |
|
January 1974 |
|
May 1977 |
|
October 1977 |
|
Two Churches, Leigh, County Offaly |
October 1970 |
October 1971 |
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Hillfort at Dun Ailinne, County Kildare. |
October 1969 |
September 1970 |
|
September 1971 |
|
December 1973 |
|
December 1974 |
|
December 1975 |
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Carrownaglogh, County Mayo, Pre-bog enclosures. |
November 1970 |
November 1971 |
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November 1974 |
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Baunogenasraid, County Carlow, Dolmen. |
1974-75 |
Belderg Beg/Glenulra, County Mayo, Prebog enclosures. |
February 1973 |
March 1974 |
|
December 1975 |
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Lisduggan, County Cork, Three Ringforts. |
November 1972 |
August 1973 |
|
August 1973-74 |
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Coolowen, County Cork, Ringfort. |
1973-74 |
Causeway, County Kerry, Fulacht Fiadha. |
October 1973 |
October 1973-74 |
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Rathnarrow, County Westmeath, Barrow. |
February 1974 |
Sluggary, County Limerick, Ringfort. |
February 1974 |
Corbetstown, County Westmeath, Settle ment Site. |
February 1973 |
Cork Old Walled City, Medieval Site. |
February 1975 |
Croom, County Limerick, Ringfort. |
February 1974 |
Dominican Priory Site, Limerick City. |
October 1975 |
Aughinish Island, County Limerick, Rath. |
January 1976 |
Court Cairn and House Site, Ballyglass, County Mayo. |
August 1970 |
November 1971 |
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July 1973 |
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Court Cairn, Croaghbeg, County Donegal. |
August 1970 |
November 1971 |
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October 1972 |
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Inis Caltra, County Clare, Monastic Site. |
October 1970 |
October 1973 |
285.
asked the Minister for Finance why information was not available to him for inclusion in his reply to question 319 of October 12th, 1977, as to whether the findings of the licensed archaeological excavations at (a) Rathcoffey, County Kildare in 1967-8 (b) Ardagh, County Longford in 1967 (c) Causeway, County Kerry in 1973 (d) Dominican Priory Site, Limerick in 1975 (e) Castletobin, County Kilkenny in 1975 (f) Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal in 1976 and (g) Youghal town walls, County Cork in 1976, had been published by those who had carried them out in appropriate learned journals; if such publication had been made a condition of the issue of the excavation licence in the first instance; if the information is now available; if any of the excavations received support directly or indirectly from public funds; and, if so; how much in each case.
Where positive information of the publication of reports on the excavations in question was not available to the Commissioners of Public Works they had to consult the various excavators. In the cases in question the information is not yet available.
Publication of a report had not been made a condition of the issue of the excavation licence.
Six of the excavations received support from public funds as follows:—
Rathcoffey, County Kildare (1967-8) |
£1,100 |
Ardagh, County Longford (1967) |
£3,600 |
Causeway, County Kerry (1973) |
£400 |
Dominican Priory Site, Limerick (1975) |
£4,700 |
Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal (1976) |
£1,200 |
Youghal Town Walls, County Cork (1976) |
£3,100 |
286.
asked the Minister for Finance why information was not available to him for inclusion in his reply to a question of 12 October, 1977, as to whether reports had been received either by himself or by the Director of the National Museum from those carrying out licensed archaeological excavations (a) at Kilmagoura, County Cork in 1967 (b) at Bohy, County Mayo in 1969, (c) two excavations at Aughinish Island, County Limerick in 1974 (d) at Castletobin, County Kilkenny in 1975 (e) at Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal in 1976, and (f) at Youghal town walls, County Cork in 1976; if the submission of such reports had been made a condition of the issue of the excavation licences in the first place; if the information is now available; if any of the excavations received support, directly or indirectly, from public funds; and, if so, how much in each case.
The Commissioners of Public Works had no positive information if the Director of the National Museum had received a report (stratigraphical record) in respect of these excavations.
The information has been sought but is not yet available.
Before 1977 directors of excavations were required to submit a stratigraphical record to the Director of the National Museum but they were not required to report to the Commissioners of Public Works. From 1977 they are required to furnish a report to both.
Four of the excavations received support from public funds as follows:—
Kilmagoura, County Cork (1967) |
£1,300 |
Behy, County Mayo (1969) |
£400 |
Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal (1976) |
£1,200 |
Youghal Town Walls, County Cork (1976) |
£3,100 |
287.
asked the Minister for Finance the archaeological excavations which received support from public funds under his aegis in each of the past ten years; the amount in each case; the location of the excavation; the name of the grantee; the conditions imposed in respect of each grant; and if these conditions were fulfilled.
Details of the archeological excavations which received support from funds under my aegis in each of the years are attached.
The conditions imposed in respect of each grant are:—
—the grant to relate to one year only (but further grants may be made for subsequent year(s)).
—the grant to be paid as a refund of reasonable vouched expenditure on the excavation.
—no work to be begun until consents have been given by everybody whose lands or rights would be affected by it.
—the grantee and an agreed number of professional assistants to be paid an allowance in respect of out of pocket expenses.
—workmen to be recruited through the National Manpower Service.
—workmen to be paid at the rate paid to roadworkers by the local authority for the area.
These conditions were fulfilled in each case.
Years |
Excavation Site |
Expenditure |
Grantee |
£ |
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1967-70 |
Dunboy Castle, County Cork |
3,000 |
Edward Fahy, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.C. |
1972-73 |
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1967-68 |
Rathcoffey Castle, County Kildare. |
1,100 |
Seamus Caulfield, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1967 |
Earthwork at Kilmagoura, County Cork. |
1,300 |
Robin E. Glasscock, Dept. of Geography, Q.U.B. |
1967 |
Two Wedge Tombs, Coomatloukane, County Kerry |
800 |
Michael Herity, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1969 |
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1967 |
Church of St. Mel, Ardagh, County Longford. |
3,600 |
Liam de Paor, Dept. of Modern History, U.C.D. |
1967-69 |
Court Cairn, Shalwy, County Donegal. |
4,900 |
Laurence Flanagan, Ulster Museum, Belfast. |
1965-76 |
Newgrange Tumulus, Newgrange, County Meath. |
33,800 |
Michael J. O'Kelly, U.C.C. |
1967-77 |
Knowth Tumulus, Knowth, County Meath. |
128,800 |
George Eogan, U.C.D. |
*1969 |
Carrowbrack |
200 |
Etienne Rynne, U.C.G. |
*1969 |
Lisbeg |
50 |
Etienne Rynne, U.C.G. |
1968-70 |
Two Churches, Leigh Townland, County Tipperary. |
3,700 |
Robin E. Glasscock, Dept. of Geography, Q.U.B. |
1968-75 |
Hillfort at Dun Aillinne, County Kildare. |
33,200 |
Bernard Wailes, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
1968-72 |
Court Cairn and House Site, Ballyglass, County Mayo. |
9,000 |
Sean O'Nualláin, Archaeological Officer, Ordnance Survey, Phoenix Park. |
1969 |
Behy Court Cairn, County Mayo |
400 |
R. De Valera, Dept of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1969-71 |
Court Cairn, Croaghbeg, County Donegal. |
1,800 |
Laurence Flanagan, Ulster Museum. |
1969-73 |
Hillfort in Rath East, County Wicklow. |
18,800 |
Barry Raftery, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1969-77 |
Pre-bog Enclosures, Carrownaglogh, County Mayo. |
34,900 |
Michael Herity, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1970-77 |
Monastic Site, Inis Caltra, County Clare. |
35,000 |
Liam de Paor, U.C.D. |
1972 |
Dolmen at Baunogenasraid, County Carlow. |
1,700 |
Barry Raftery, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.D. |
1972-76 |
Pre-bog enclosures, Belderg/ Glenulra, County Mayo. |
14,000 |
Seamus Caulfield, U.C.D. |
1972-73 |
Three ringforts, Lisduggan, County Cork. |
2,000 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
1973 |
Ringfort, Coolowen, County Cork. |
800 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
1973 |
Fulacht Fiadha, Causeway, County Kerry. |
400 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
1973-74 |
Barrow, Rathnarrow, County |
5,000 |
Joe McCabe, 48 Hillside |
1977 |
Westmeath. |
Drive, Mullingar. |
|
1973-74 |
Ringfort, Sluggary, County Limerick. |
3,900 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
1973 |
Settlement site, Corbetstown, |
4,000 |
Leo Swan, 746 Howth Road, |
1975, 1977 |
County Westmeath. |
Raheny, County Dublin. |
|
1974 |
Cork Old Walled City, Medieval site. |
58,300 |
Dermot Twohig, U.C.C. |
*1974 |
Cregg, Circ. Enclosure, Glandore, County Cork. |
700 |
Edward Fahy, U.C.C. |
1974 |
Ringfort, Croom, County Limerick. |
600 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
1975 |
Dominican Priory site, Limerick City. |
4,700 |
Elizabeth Shee, U.C.C. |
1976 |
Megalithic structure, Keeldrum Lower, County Donegal. |
1,200 |
H.E. Kilbride-Jones, 24 Glenomena Park, Blackrock, County Dublin. |
1976 |
Youghal Town Walls, County Cork. |
3,100 |
Sheila Lane, U.C.C. |
1977 |
Cistercian Abbey Church, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. |
2,300 |
Conleth Manning & John Bradley, c/o Glen Cottage, Dunbell, County Kilkenny. |
1977 |
Barrow, Knocknashammer, County Sligo. |
1,300 |
Martin Timoney, St. Anthony's Cliffoney, County Sligo. |
1977 |
Stone Alignment, Maughanasilly, County Cork. |
1,600 |
Ann Lynch, U.C.C. |
1977 |
Post-medieval site, Sullivan's Quay, Cork City. |
6,000 |
Sheila Lane, Dept. of Archaeology, U.C.C. |
* These excavations were not included (inadvertently) in my reply of 12th October, 1977 to Question Number 319.
288.
asked the Minister for Finance if archeological excavations carried out by or on behalf of the National Museum require an excavation licence from him.
This matter is at present under consideration by the Commissioners of Public Works in consultation with the Director of the National Museum and the Chief State Solicitor. I will advise the Deputy of the outcome in due course.