KKAP in 2009 Old Kilkenny Review

The soon to be published Old Kilkenny Review (Journal of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society) will contain an account of work to-date on the Kilkenny Archaeological Project. The journal is available from Rothe House, Kilkenny or you can contact the editor directly at ainetreasa.murtagh@gmail.com

KKAP presenting at Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland Autumn Conference

Dr. Richard Jennings and Cóilín Ó Drisceoil will be presenting a paper on the Kilkenny Archaeological Project at the IAI Autumn conference 6-7 November in Cork. More information will be posted on the IAI website here.

KKAP director Richard Jennings appointed lecturer at Oxford brookes University

Congratulations to Dr. Ricahrd Jennings, KKAP’s GIS manager and a project director, on his recent appointment as a lecturer in archaeology at Oxford Brookes University.

KKAP assisting archaeology in schools competition

Kilkenny Archaeology and KKAP in conjunction with Kilkenny Archaeological Society have organised a new competition - ‘Discovering Our Archaeology’ - for secondary schools in the county. More details may be found here.

Heritage Audit of the Northern River Nore

A Heritage Audit of the Northern stretch of the River Nore (from Ballynaslee on the Laois border to the Ossory Bridge in Kilkenny City) is being undertaken on behalf of Kilkenny County Council, in partnership with the Kilkenny Heritage Forum and the Heritage Council, by Kilkenny Archaeology. The Kilkenny Archaeological Project is providing a major input into the audit.

It is hoped this initiative will gather information and raise awareness of the wealth and diversity of heritage (built, natural & cultural) in and along the river corridor. The river has provided a rich source of inspiration for oral history and in particular that associated with fishing. Every turn, bed and rill in the river was given a name, much of which has gone unrecorded. A number of public consultation meetings will be held in the coming weeks to collect the folklore, place names, field-names, river-names and archaeology of the Northern River Nore.

If you live along or have any information on this stretch of river look out for the details of these meetings in the coming weeks, alternatively contact Emma Devine directly at emma@kilkennyarchaeology.ie or phone the office from 9 to 5 Monday to Friday on 056 7752200.

GIS topographical map of the river Nore and archaeological sites in its environs