Roscommon

Below This watercolour reconstructs how the Ranelagh ringfort may have looked in its earliest phase.

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People of Ranelagh: Repopulating a forgotten settlement-cemetery in Co. Roscommon

Archaeological investigations ahead of a road improvement scheme near Roscommon town have uncovered traces of more than 1,000 years of medieval life, as well as a major multi-generation cemetery. Carly Hilts spoke to Shane Delaney, Eileen Murphy, and Martin Jones to find out more.

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Rare Iron Age idol found in Irish fen

On its recovery, the idol was taken to University College Dublin for an extensive three-year conservation project.