Lecture on Claregalway Excavation
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- Published on Monday, 09 January 2012 12:46
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Cumann Seandálaíochta agus Staire na Gaillimhe (Galway Archaeological and Historical Society) will host a lecture on 'Recent Excavations at Claregalway' by Brian Mac Domhnaill tonight Monday 9th January at the Harbour Hotel on Dock Road at 7:30pm.
Mr MacDomhnaill is Survey Manager for Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd and during the talk he will present the preliminary casino online results of an archaelogicasl excavation undertaken at Claregalway on behalf of the OPW and Galway County Council in 2011.
The works were undertaken in advance of flood relief works on the River Clare. Finds included worked bone, glass, ceramic roof and floor tile, pottery and a range of metal and stone artifacts. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by the Society's AGM.
All are welcome
- News story as appeared in the Galway Independent, 4th January 2012