Neil Jackman
@neiljackman.bsky.social
Archaeologist at Abarta Heritage & Tuatha Ireland. Passionate about public archaeology and enthusiastic about old ruins.
Author of guidebooks to the #WildAtlanticWay & #IrelandsAncientEast
Explore Ireland with me at
@tuatha.ie
Author of guidebooks to the #WildAtlanticWay & #IrelandsAncientEast
Explore Ireland with me at
@tuatha.ie
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Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100. The evidence from Archaeological excavations
Only €9.99 as an ebook from @ria.ie
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Only €9.99 as an ebook from @ria.ie
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Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100
How did people create and live in their own worlds in early medieval Ireland? What did they actually do? And to what end did they do it? This book investigates and reconstructs from archaeological evi...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100. The evidence from Archaeological excavations
Only €9.99 as an ebook from @ria.ie
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Only €9.99 as an ebook from @ria.ie
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My step count in a day
30% walking to and from work
70% anxious pacing while on the phone 🚶
#WalkingDread
30% walking to and from work
70% anxious pacing while on the phone 🚶
#WalkingDread
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
My step count in a day
30% walking to and from work
70% anxious pacing while on the phone 🚶
#WalkingDread
30% walking to and from work
70% anxious pacing while on the phone 🚶
#WalkingDread
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Timely news as it's St Manchan's Day tomorrow!
Lemanaghan was founded by Manchan in the 7th century. It's a highly significant early monastery. Well worth a visit if you're in the midlands.
Lemanaghan was founded by Manchan in the 7th century. It's a highly significant early monastery. Well worth a visit if you're in the midlands.
Human remains uncovered at a monastic site in Co Offaly following Storm Éowyn last year have been carbon dated to the early Christian period
Uncovered human remains date to early Christian period
Human remains uncovered at a monastic site in Co Offaly following Storm Éowyn last year have been carbon dated to the early Christian period.
www.rte.ie
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Timely news as it's St Manchan's Day tomorrow!
Lemanaghan was founded by Manchan in the 7th century. It's a highly significant early monastery. Well worth a visit if you're in the midlands.
Lemanaghan was founded by Manchan in the 7th century. It's a highly significant early monastery. Well worth a visit if you're in the midlands.
I know I said this before, but I would honestly LOVE to try this sitting in a ringfort on a moonlit night.
Although with my lack of musical talent or any sort of hurling skills, I might be in trouble...
Although with my lack of musical talent or any sort of hurling skills, I might be in trouble...
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I know I said this before, but I would honestly LOVE to try this sitting in a ringfort on a moonlit night.
Although with my lack of musical talent or any sort of hurling skills, I might be in trouble...
Although with my lack of musical talent or any sort of hurling skills, I might be in trouble...
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Cloghanmore Court Tomb • Donegal
This court tomb at Cloghanmore is just one of a number of Early to Middle Neolithic monuments in the valleys surrounding Glencolmcille. Demonstrating the importance of this landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
This court tomb at Cloghanmore is just one of a number of Early to Middle Neolithic monuments in the valleys surrounding Glencolmcille. Demonstrating the importance of this landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Cloghanmore Court Tomb • Donegal
This court tomb at Cloghanmore is just one of a number of Early to Middle Neolithic monuments in the valleys surrounding Glencolmcille. Demonstrating the importance of this landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
This court tomb at Cloghanmore is just one of a number of Early to Middle Neolithic monuments in the valleys surrounding Glencolmcille. Demonstrating the importance of this landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
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They’re still killing journalists in Gaza. The horrors and war crimes have not stopped.
Three journalists on their way to film a displacement camp in central Gaza were among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday. Their vehicle was known to the Israeli military and their work was sponsored by the Egyptian Relief Committee www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 AM
They’re still killing journalists in Gaza. The horrors and war crimes have not stopped.
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Timoleague Friary • West Cork
The origins of the Franciscan friary at Timoleague are somewhat uncertain, but it is traditionally believed to have been founded as early as 1240 by Donal Glas McCarthy, though it may have been established on an earlier foundation.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WestCork
The origins of the Franciscan friary at Timoleague are somewhat uncertain, but it is traditionally believed to have been founded as early as 1240 by Donal Glas McCarthy, though it may have been established on an earlier foundation.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WestCork
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Timoleague Friary • West Cork
The origins of the Franciscan friary at Timoleague are somewhat uncertain, but it is traditionally believed to have been founded as early as 1240 by Donal Glas McCarthy, though it may have been established on an earlier foundation.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WestCork
The origins of the Franciscan friary at Timoleague are somewhat uncertain, but it is traditionally believed to have been founded as early as 1240 by Donal Glas McCarthy, though it may have been established on an earlier foundation.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WestCork
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1400 submissions on the JR costs cap & the majority appear to be questioning the legal validity of this.
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
High Court action against legal fees cap expected
Minister for Environment wants to cap State legal payments to €65,805
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
1400 submissions on the JR costs cap & the majority appear to be questioning the legal validity of this.
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
But instead of, you know, actually listening to the public, instead the Gov is said to be 'bracing for a legal challenge'. How about they just don't do it?!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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The @findsorguk.bsky.social PAS report for 2024 is out.
79,616 finds were reported (up 7% from 2023's 74,506)
1540 Treasure finds (up 12% from 2023's 1358)
So... numbers are still rising at alarming rates.
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
finds.org.uk/documents/an...
79,616 finds were reported (up 7% from 2023's 74,506)
1540 Treasure finds (up 12% from 2023's 1358)
So... numbers are still rising at alarming rates.
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
finds.org.uk/documents/an...
finds.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The @findsorguk.bsky.social PAS report for 2024 is out.
79,616 finds were reported (up 7% from 2023's 74,506)
1540 Treasure finds (up 12% from 2023's 1358)
So... numbers are still rising at alarming rates.
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
finds.org.uk/documents/an...
79,616 finds were reported (up 7% from 2023's 74,506)
1540 Treasure finds (up 12% from 2023's 1358)
So... numbers are still rising at alarming rates.
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
finds.org.uk/documents/an...
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Fantastic work done by amazing groups safeguarding these habitats, interviewed are incredible An Taisce volunteer Rebecca Jeffares on Booterstown Nature Reserve Dublin & in Cork, Jim Wilson on Harper's Island Wetlands. Clean Coasts is a proud supporter of their projects.
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Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland
Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.
www.rte.ie
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Fantastic work done by amazing groups safeguarding these habitats, interviewed are incredible An Taisce volunteer Rebecca Jeffares on Booterstown Nature Reserve Dublin & in Cork, Jim Wilson on Harper's Island Wetlands. Clean Coasts is a proud supporter of their projects.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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In today's edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter, we take a trip along Waterford's spectacular Copper Coast to discover Ireland’s mining heritage.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Waterford #DiscoverIreland
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Waterford #DiscoverIreland
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In today's edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter, we take a trip along Waterford's spectacular Copper Coast to discover Ireland’s mining heritage.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Waterford #DiscoverIreland
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Waterford #DiscoverIreland
More last straws than Wurzel Gummidge
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/U0fviLiM
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
More last straws than Wurzel Gummidge
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Faces from the past at Killeshin • Laois • 12th century
Some of the faces peering from the spectacular Hiberno-Romanesque doorway of Killeshin Church, County Laois.
Though we can not say for certain who the faces represent, they are most likely to be religious figures or wealthy patrons.
Some of the faces peering from the spectacular Hiberno-Romanesque doorway of Killeshin Church, County Laois.
Though we can not say for certain who the faces represent, they are most likely to be religious figures or wealthy patrons.
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Faces from the past at Killeshin • Laois • 12th century
Some of the faces peering from the spectacular Hiberno-Romanesque doorway of Killeshin Church, County Laois.
Though we can not say for certain who the faces represent, they are most likely to be religious figures or wealthy patrons.
Some of the faces peering from the spectacular Hiberno-Romanesque doorway of Killeshin Church, County Laois.
Though we can not say for certain who the faces represent, they are most likely to be religious figures or wealthy patrons.
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A post I never thought I’d get to write.
My book Blasket Bound will be published with Gill Books on 23 April 2026.
It tells our island story, the lessons it taught me and celebrates the living heritage of the island.
Pre-order now at link in bio. What a dream come true ✨
My book Blasket Bound will be published with Gill Books on 23 April 2026.
It tells our island story, the lessons it taught me and celebrates the living heritage of the island.
Pre-order now at link in bio. What a dream come true ✨
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A post I never thought I’d get to write.
My book Blasket Bound will be published with Gill Books on 23 April 2026.
It tells our island story, the lessons it taught me and celebrates the living heritage of the island.
Pre-order now at link in bio. What a dream come true ✨
My book Blasket Bound will be published with Gill Books on 23 April 2026.
It tells our island story, the lessons it taught me and celebrates the living heritage of the island.
Pre-order now at link in bio. What a dream come true ✨
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Seahan Passage Tombs • Dublin
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Seahan Passage Tombs • Dublin
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
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Regional names for alleyways…
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Regional names for alleyways…
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And they’re off. The annual mass escape from Dublin Castle, commemorating the real jailbreak of 1592 by Red Hugh O’Donnell & the O’Neill Brothers. Competitors will cover 62km through the night, across the mountains to Glenmalure Valley. That’s if they make it, unlike Art O’Neill, who died en route.
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
And they’re off. The annual mass escape from Dublin Castle, commemorating the real jailbreak of 1592 by Red Hugh O’Donnell & the O’Neill Brothers. Competitors will cover 62km through the night, across the mountains to Glenmalure Valley. That’s if they make it, unlike Art O’Neill, who died en route.
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The Mullaghmast Stone • Kildare
The stone is believed to have once stood within the ancient royal enclosure at Mullaghmast in Kildare, where the Uí Dúnlainge kings of Leinster were inaugurated.
It is thought to date to around the 5th-6th century based on the art.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
The stone is believed to have once stood within the ancient royal enclosure at Mullaghmast in Kildare, where the Uí Dúnlainge kings of Leinster were inaugurated.
It is thought to date to around the 5th-6th century based on the art.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The Mullaghmast Stone • Kildare
The stone is believed to have once stood within the ancient royal enclosure at Mullaghmast in Kildare, where the Uí Dúnlainge kings of Leinster were inaugurated.
It is thought to date to around the 5th-6th century based on the art.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
The stone is believed to have once stood within the ancient royal enclosure at Mullaghmast in Kildare, where the Uí Dúnlainge kings of Leinster were inaugurated.
It is thought to date to around the 5th-6th century based on the art.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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If you're finding this place "quiet" it's likely because you need to actually engage with people. Follow more active accounts, interact and chat with people, jam their eyeballs open with matchsticks and force them to read an eternal stream of your innermost thoughts or they'll lose a finger, etc.
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
If you're finding this place "quiet" it's likely because you need to actually engage with people. Follow more active accounts, interact and chat with people, jam their eyeballs open with matchsticks and force them to read an eternal stream of your innermost thoughts or they'll lose a finger, etc.
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Looking forward to kikcing off our three-part lecture series on the 1916 Rising this evening with Tuatha! Tonight we are looking at the background to the revolutionary movement, going back as far as 1798 -and yes, the American Civil War even gets a (brief!) mention :-)
So excited to start our new three-part lecture series on Understanding the Places, People & Politics of the 1916 Rising with Dr Damian Shiels!
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
January 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Looking forward to kikcing off our three-part lecture series on the 1916 Rising this evening with Tuatha! Tonight we are looking at the background to the revolutionary movement, going back as far as 1798 -and yes, the American Civil War even gets a (brief!) mention :-)
If you have a moment please make a submission before 5.30pm today 👇
Deadline to make a submission is 5.30pm today.
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
Submissions can be sent by email to aarhus@dcee.gov.ie
Info on consultation from Govt (found under DCEE): www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
For more on why you should make a submissions and support on content: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
All Hands on Deck Needed to Respond to the Latest Attack on Access to Justice
The Government is seeking to dramatically erode the public right of access to justice via the courts by imposing prohibitively expensive costs on eNGOs and members of civil society who seek to challen...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you have a moment please make a submission before 5.30pm today 👇
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I’ve been reading Pádraig Ó Riain’s magisterial book on Irish saints, and felt compelled to make this meme. #medievalsky
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I’ve been reading Pádraig Ó Riain’s magisterial book on Irish saints, and felt compelled to make this meme. #medievalsky
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So excited to start our new three-part lecture series on Understanding the Places, People & Politics of the 1916 Rising with Dr Damian Shiels!
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
So excited to start our new three-part lecture series on Understanding the Places, People & Politics of the 1916 Rising with Dr Damian Shiels!
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
The opening session is on this evening, and looks at the context of the Rising.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory
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This is the grant application that I spent most of last summer working on! Yes, I know - Romans! - but a great opportunity for us to work with local partners and rescue this important site.
So pleased to announce that with our partners (Devon County Council, Tiverton Archaeology Group and Sampford Peverell Society) we've have been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to rescue a threatened and rare Roman villa site in Devon: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
New archaeology project awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to unearth and save a rare Roman villa in Devon
A new research and community project, funded by a £249,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, will excavate a rare Roman villa in Devon containing archaeologically significant mosaics. The...
news.exeter.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is the grant application that I spent most of last summer working on! Yes, I know - Romans! - but a great opportunity for us to work with local partners and rescue this important site.