Crannog Castle Espie 2009
Crannog constructed by Muintir na Coille in 2009 in Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre on the
shores of Strandford Lough, County Down. Probably one of the most picturesque bird hides in Ireland.
shores of Strandford Lough, County Down. Probably one of the most picturesque bird hides in Ireland.
Irish National Heritage Park, Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford 2010 - 2013
In 2010 Muintir na Coille successfully tendered for the complete renovation of the Irish National Heritage Park, Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford. This large and involved project would keep us occupied for the following two years. Working in conjunction with the Archaeological Dept. of University College Dublin and the park management we undertook the rebuilding of reconstructions of dwellings from every era of Irish history from Mesolithic man through to the Norman invasion. We felled the wood, prepared the materials, designed, constructed and finally...handed it all over to the many thousand visitors that the park attracts every year. What follows is just a tiny snapshot of the journey and the results...a chronological archive of the project shall follow in due course cataloguing each of the unique builds in detail...but for now please enjoy a sample of our work and our workers.
Experimental Archaeology at UCD
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Muintir na Coille has supplied the Archaeology department in UCD with material over the last number of years for their experimental Archaeology projects. They have so far built a mesolithic house, an 8th century round house and a are currently working on a viking long house.
In the picture opposite, Brian Rodgers has thatched this 8th century roundhouse (ref: Brendan O Neill UCD) with Heather, courtesy of Dave Fallon/ Bord na Mona. This is the compound of the Experimental Archaeologists UCD, Belfield campus during 2015. |
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The house building project at the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Castlebar, Co. Mayo has had repairs carried out in October 2016. This temporary structure representing a one roomed cottage, with samples of various building materials incorporated into it, is now more than 13 years old.
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