One year ago this month we installed the new exhibition in the Lough Gur Visitor Centre (check out our previous Lough Gur blog posts here!). In the time since its reopening, it has garnered fabulous reviews from visiting tourists and professionals alike, leading to TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award for 2013 and 2014, and is […]
Note: Thanks to Sheila Dooley, Curator and Education Officer at Dublinia, who wrote this post. Sheila is an archaeologist by background, and in her role as curator at Dublinia is in charge of creating authentic and compelling exhibits about Dublin’s Medieval and Viking history. We asked Sheila to send us a quick “blurb” about the recent […]
Legend has it that on Good Friday, 1014 the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, fought an epic battle on the outskirts of Dublin, defeating the rebels and casting the Vikings out of Ireland. Historians now believe there were considerable liberties taken with these facts—not least of which that there were both Viking and Irish […]
As the Easter weekend rapidly approaches, so too does a very special anniversary for Dublin. 2014 marks 1000years since the famous Battle of Clontarf and the death of Ireland’s High King, Brian Boru. To celebrate, Dublin and the country at large are preparing various commemorations, re-enactments, lectures, publications and events. Here at Noho, one of […]
Last Thursday, Breffni teamed up with Rome expert Dr. Lynda Mulvin to give a presentation to the Virtual Cultural Heritage in Ireland’s first annual workshop: “The State-of the Art and Visions for the Future.” Virtual Cultural Heritage in Ireland’s Mission Statement reads: To capture the state of the art of, and develop fresh future visions […]