Possible cave art in SW Ireland may be at least 15,000 years old, potentially pushing Ireland's human story back ~5,000 years.
The brilliant part?
Computer modelling identified where to look.
Archaeology+technology.
This one definitely has my attention.
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Images: George Nash

For #TombTuesday #RockinTuesday... Tullygobban Wedge Tomb, Cavan, Ireland
Image: 2017
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This is the broken shaft of a high cross at Old Kilcullen, Kildare.

Carved in Wicklow granite, it has some pretty unusual and enigmatic depictions.

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Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny), Hill of Tara, Meath, Ireland
Folklore- brought to Ireland by the mythical race the Tuatha Dé Danann - Inauguration stone for the High Kings of Ireland
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