In recording the traditional attire of female estate workers, Augusta Caroline Dillon of Clonbrock House, Co Galway, seemed presciently aware that her images would become historical document, writes Christiaan Corlett.
Christiaan Corlett tracks the handiwork of stone cutter James Butler beyond the previously understood confines of north Wexford
Unlike passage tombs which tend to be prominent landmarks, rock art is practically invisible, and requores intensive prospecting in order to be found write Christiaan Corlett in his evaluation of Ireland’s earliest known artform
The great stone forts are the ultimate expressions of the political power of early medieval ruling families, writes Christiaan Corlett