Early Medieval Stones at Cork Public Museum

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Pre-Medieval Stones at Cork Public Museum

   THE BRANDON STONE

As it was not possible  to offer public access to the excavations due to the restrictions pertaining to the construction sites, the exhibition aims to give the public a glimpse of some of the main findings. As the post-excavation analysis is at an early stage, the exhibition offers an archaeological preview which has the potential  to be developed and expanded in the futureThe exhibition has been funded by BAM Construction  and prepared by Dr Maurice Hurley , archaeologist  and his staff in conjunction with the students of the MA course in Museum Studies at the Department of Archaeology at UCC.

   THE ENNISKEANE STONE

The year 1918 was a defining one. It witnessed the Allied victory in the Great War and the outbreak of the Spanish Flu pandemic. It also saw the resurgence of the Republican movement in Ireland that led to the Sinn Fein victory in the general election held in December of that year

The exhibition examines these tumultuous events and the impact they had on the people and history of Cork

   THE BALLINHASSIG OHM STONE

As part of National Heritage Week 17-25 Aug 2019. Cork Public Museum, Department of Archaeology at UCC and Craft Hands conducted a fun one day workshop with children at the museum.

Members of the public were invited to make their own clay vessel and learn about how pots can tell us about life in Corks medieval past

Staff from UCC were also on hand to demonstrate with artefacts from the museum’s collection on how pots from all over Europe ended up in this city

   CAPE CLEAR STONE

As it was not possible  to offer public access to the excavations due to the restrictions pertaining to the construction sites, the exhibition aims to give the public a glimpse of some of the main findings. As the post-excavation analysis is at an early stage, the exhibition offers an archaeological preview which has the potential  to be developed and expanded in the futureThe exhibition has been funded by BAM Construction  and prepared by Dr Maurice Hurley , archaeologist  and his staff in conjunction with the students of the MA course in Museum Studies at the Department of Archaeology at UCC.

 THE ARDMORE FINIAL

As it was not possible  to offer public access to the excavations due to the restrictions pertaining to the construction sites, the exhibition aims to give the public a glimpse of some of the main findings. As the post-excavation analysis is at an early stage, the exhibition offers an archaeological preview which has the potential  to be developed and expanded in the futureThe exhibition has been funded by BAM Construction  and prepared by Dr Maurice Hurley , archaeologist  and his staff in conjunction with the students of the MA course in Museum Studies at the Department of Archaeology at UCC.