Ireland
Ireland: Beehive huts of ancient monks
Skellig Michael is a small island, off the southern coast of Ireland. These beehive stone huts were built about 1,400 years ago, by monks who chose to build their monastery on this steep, isolated, rock of an island. It's an amazing place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here! ... Read article...
Ireland: Prime Minister resigns in corruption scandal
Bertie Ahern, Ireland’s prime minister (also called the Taoiseach, pronounced tee-shock), is resigning due to allegations of corruption. He's been under investigation for receiving secret payments in the 1990s, and bizarre financial arrangements... Read article...
Will the real Blarney please stand up?
A scandal is hitting that well-known Irish attraction, the Blarney Stone. We've heard since childhood that if you kiss that famous stone in Ireland, you will gain the gift of gab and great oratorical skills. Now a pair of archaeologists say that the real Blarney Stone is not the one everybody's been kissing! ... Read article...
Bishop’s head rescued from rubble
This is the kind of story we just don’t find here in the US… In Ireland, County Galway, a 15th century carved bishop’s head was rescued from a heap of rubble, shortly before it would have been carted off and dumped. Somehow the head made its way from a Dominican Abbey... Read article...
New road rolls over 40 archaeological sites
The controversial Irish highway meant to reduce traffic congestion around Dublin continues to uncover and roll over more archaeological sites.As many as 40 archaeological sites have been uncovered along the route of the M3 highway. The latest discovery is tomb engravings dating back 6,000 years... Read article...
Motorway vs. archaeology, as EU sues Ireland
The European Commission is beginning legal action against the Irish government over the construction of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara. Tara is the historical home of the High Kings of Ireland, and a major archaeological site, and is being impacted by this road through the area... Read article...
