Henry III type II penny at Clarin College, Athenry
This coin was discovered by Moore Group archaeologists excavating the site of the new Clarin College at Newford in Athenry a few years ago. During the course of archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping for the new school we identified a site which comprised a series of pits and postholes of unknown purpose. The investigation of the […]
Creedon’s Epic East featuring Billy and Declan
And here’s Billy and Declan on an episode of Creedon’s Epic East.
3 days of archaeology in a pre-pandemic May
Been adding some short videos to our barely used you tube page. Here’s three days of digging pre-pandemic at Dunmore Abbey, Co. Galway
Moore Group requires a Senior Archaeological Consultant/Licence Eligible Archaeologist for a full-time permanent position.
Contract Type: Full time, permanent. Job Description: The successful candidate will work on a wide range of projects throughout Ireland. The role will involve providing advice to clients and preparing cultural heritage reports ranging from pre-planning assessments, constraints studies, route selection studies and impact assessments through to EIAR chapters. Project types include housing, commercial, power […]
Paddy Maher, 2nd South Wales Borderers, KIA 4th April 1916
On April 6th 1916, barely three weeks before the Easter Rising, Paddy Maher (a 35 year old British Army veteran who had seen service in China and Gallipoli) from Lower Conaghy, County Kilkenny, had just arrived at the Front. The Battalion had shipped into France from Egypt in March as part of the latest push […]
NAZI WAR DIGGERS REBORN
Readers may recall the appalling ‘Nazi War Diggers’ TV Show which was cancelled by the National Geographic channel in 2014, and by Foxtel in Australia this year, after much concern was expressed by the professional archaeological community and others worldwide. Now it’s reared its ugly head again under the guise of ‘Battlefield Recovery’ and has […]
Unveiling of archaeological sign at Terryland
Brian Burke (Galway City Council), Declan Moore (Moore Group) and Jerry O’Sullivan (Galway County Council) attend the unveiling of a new archaeological sign at Terryland. Galway City Council unveiled the sign commemorating the discovery of the skeletal remains adjacent to Terryland Castle which were excavated in 2013 by archaeologists from Moore Group. The remains were uncovered […]
Our ‘Day of Archaeology’
Being Irish, I find it very difficult to be optimistic and positive. I laugh at the motivational speakers, haven’t drank the Kool Aid of positive thinking and have always been a deep cynic. Pessimism seems to be our natural state as a people. Despite a slight economic upturn which appears to be reflected in the […]
Day of Archaeology 2014
Have you ever wondered what archaeologists really get up to? Is it all just digging or is there a lot more to it? The Day of Archaeology project aims to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asks people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological […]
OMiG AWARDS
We’ve reached the semi-finals of the Online Marketing in Galway Awards… specifically for the Online Marketing Leadership Award and best blog. The finalists will be announced on April 14th and the Winners for each category will be announced at the Awards Show itself on Tuesday 22nd April, 2014.
OMiG AWARDS
We’ve been nominated (self nominated to be honest, although maybe someone else suggested us too) in the Galway City and County’s First Ever Online Marketing Awards. There are almost 200 nominees, and we’ve been nominated for the Online Marketing Leadership Award, Best Website, Best Blog and the Peoples Choice Award.Feel free (please) to vote for us […]
DUNMORE EXCAVATION 2006
Back in our pre-blog days in 2006 and into the beginning of 2007 (perhaps the boomiest of the boom years), we completed our biggest excavation to date at Dunmore, Co. Galway. We haven’t blogged the results until now and we’ll be posting the results over the coming days. First off – an introduction. The excavation […]
DYKE ROAD REMAINS
Archaeological investigations were carried out by Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd. at Terryland, near the Dyke Road, Galway in early 2013. The archaeological team led by Billy Quinn excavated 10 individuals buried just below the existing surface. The human remains were discovered following archaeological testing of the site during the construction of a proposed […]
Web Awards Semi Finals
We’ve made it to the Semi Finals of for the 2013 Realex Fire Web Awards. We’re in the Best SME/Small Business Website – sponsored by CFOServices – see here: http://webawards.ie/ We are suitably honoured and humbled…. For new visitors coming from the web awards website, hello and welcome. There’s seven years of blogging in our archive so you […]
DAY OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2013
The Day of Archaeology project aims to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asks people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate with us in a “Day of Archaeology” each year in the summer by recording their day and sharing it through […]
JOBS…
We’re looking for licenced archaeologists and senior archaeologists (ie.. unlicenced archaeologists with extensive experience monitoring etc..) for some short term upcoming gigs… To apply or for more information email info@mooregroup.ie Thanks. […]
INISHFOOD AND FEILE GRIANAN, BEER INFOGRAPHIC
Here’s a big beer infographic for you all… In the latest ancient beer news (I, know, would we just give it up now) – at the weekend we bottled our ale for Féile Grianán Áiligh and samples for Inishfood 2013. Féile Grianán is held at Grianan hillfort, Co. Donegal, one of Ireland’s most spectacular hillforts […]
BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT IN ORANMORE
This post is more from a series of posts on the exciting results of excavations carried out by Moore Group at Pairc and Clochair, Oranmore, County Galway between 2008 and 2010. A number of sites were excavated in advance of construction of a new supermarket and associated access and other services. This time – a […]
THE LEGACY OF MEYRICK
The Galway Independent reports this week that the ‘high-profile Meyrick Hotel on Eyre Square has suffered an almost 90pc collapse in value since its €70m peak’ , having been written down to a value of €7.8m in 2011, a remarkable achievement for any Irish property. The hotel has had a chequered history since its opening […]
TERRYLAND CASTLE UPDATE
Via the Galway City Museum facebook page – UPDATE: Archaeological Discoveries at Terryland Castle, Galway (click the photo’s to embiggen…) “Galway City Council is constructing a multi-modular ramp to provide safe access from the Dyke Road to the Quincentennial Bridge. Funding from the National Roads Authority has facilitated this work. A number of archaeological finds have […]
NEWS
Eagle eyed observers will have noticed that Moore Marine has been removed from our front page – there’s still some evidence in the form of logos and tabs but we’re working on removing same.. This is because Moore Marine Ltd. is now part of a new, unrelated company – GeoMara Ltd. For all enquiries relating […]
New website on Ireland’s hoverflies
From the National Biodiversity Data Centre: In collaboration with Dr Martin Speight the National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to announce that the Irish Pollinator Initiative has been expanded and now includes information on Irelands hoverflies. ‘We are delighted to have been able to work with Martin Speight, one of the top syrphid experts in […]
Nollaig shona, Happy Christmas and all that…
Moore Group would like to wish all our readers, clients and friends a very Happy Christmas and a successful 2013. We’ve been very quiet on the blog for a while now – for the simple reason that we’ve been extremely busy. Although the beginning of 2012 was slow we’ve experienced a big surge in business […]
SEA2SKY
Tomorrow night as part of European Researchers Night NUI Galway, along with partners the Marine Institute and Galway Atlantaquaria and new partner, CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork will be participating under the theme Sea2Sky at the Galway Bay Hotel from 10am to 9pm. the event also takes place in about 300 other cities all over Europe. This […]
