Letter from Ballinloughane

Monday, March 17, 2025

St. Patrick - Ireland's Patron Saint

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  Stained glass image of St. Patrick. Photo: Wikipedia Place of Birth Much controversy surrounds the details of St. Patrick's life. He...
Friday, February 28, 2025

Ballymacombs More Woman

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         The site in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, where human remains were found in October 2023 Photograph:  Liam McBurney/PA Wire Irish bog b...
Friday, January 31, 2025

St Brigid (450-525 AD) – Feast Day: 1st February 2025

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                               Saint Brigit as depicted in Saint Non's chapel,  St Davids , Wales. On, 1 st February, we celebrate the ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs

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An artist’s impression issued by the University of Birmingham of how a megalosaurus and cetiosaurus may have created the footprints.  Phot...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Marlow Warlord - An Anglo-Saxon Burial

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Site of the Marlow Warlord burial Photograph: University of Reading The discovery of a warrior burial in Berkshire, England, could change ou...
Monday, July 29, 2024

Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement - Part 2

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  Food The extraordinary preservation of material at Must Farm provides a unique opportunity to examine food that was being stored, proces...
Friday, May 31, 2024

Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement - Part 1

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  Close-up of post-excavation plan showing the positions of Structures 1,2,4 and 5 (c) Must Farm Website Introduction In previous posts I ...
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Hi, Welcome to my blog. You won’t find Ballinloughane listed on any map of Co. Sligo but – trust me – it really does exist. It is unlikely ever to host the Olympics or to achieve European or World Heritage Status - although, perhaps, that is something to which nearby Lough Gara and its crannogs should aspire. Ballinloughane, which is pronounced Ballinahaun, means the ‘place or homestead of the small lake’. Much of my youth was spent exploring Lough Gara and other vestiges of a time and a way of life long gone. The past has shaped the present as it too will shape the future. I look forward to re-tracing some of the steps of my formative years and viewing those times of yore through the eyes of the twenty-first century. In a sense, Ballinloughane is everywhere and nowhere. It is a tiny spot on a map - a lens through which I hope to view Ireland's past and beyond. I hope you enjoy my blog.
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