Clare Muesem lecture series returns with talk on Bronze Age Goldwork
Archaeologist Mary Cahill and former Keeper of Irish Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland
The Clare Museum’s Lecture Series returns this week for a new season, with a talk entitled ‘Gleninsheen and other gorgets - understanding goldwork in Late Bronze Age Ireland’.
Mary Cahill, an archaeologist and former Keeper of Irish Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland, will visit Clare Museum, Ennis, this Wednesday evening, October 9, to discuss the gold gorget found at Gleninsheen in the Burren, and to tell us more about other gorgets and the goldwork methods used to make them.
Mary specialises in research on prehistoric gold in Ireland and Europe and has published and lectured on this subject for many years.
Clare Museum’s lecture series runs from October through to May and talks will take place this season on the second Wednesday of each month, at 7.30pm.
Featuring a different speaker each month, the talks will include topics such as hair hurling balls, the Alitalia disaster at Shannon Airport, the archaeology of Skellig Michael, the story of ancient foods through the study of archaeo-botany, the archaeology of caves in the Burren, and much more.
John Rattigan, Curator at Clare Museum, said, “We are very excited to resume our lecture series here at the Museum and delighted to be hosting so many fascinating talks on the archaeology, history and folklore of our own county and beyond. The lecture series is part of a wider programme of events that will help us evolve as an educational resource for everybody in Clare.”
Mary Cahill’s talk on October 9 begins at 7.30pm and admission is free.
Due to limited space, those attending are asked to book a seat in advance by emailing [email protected]. Telephone bookings will not be accepted.
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