Later Period Homes and Crannogs By the ninth to seventh centuries BC there is clear evidence of individual farmsteads with a dwelling house which was usually circular. ...
Bronze Age Homes - Construction Construction techniques varied but the most common method was to place upright posts in the ground and to fit cross beams on top of ...
Internal Views A Neolithic house was a place of rest and shelter. Cooking and eating were usually done inside the house. Pottery and tool making which ...
Evidence from Mount Sandel The excavations at Mount Sandel suggest that it was a popular location. Although there are many different post holes, it seems that ...
Map of Viking Settlements The Vikings first came to Ireland at the end of the 8th century. This event was recorded by a monk in the Annals : “The Age of Christ ...
Motte and Bailey When the Normans came to the British Isles they needed to secure their conquest quickly. The first type of homes which they built were ...
Elizabethan Mansion The castle pictured is Ormond Castle in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary which was the home of the Butler family. The original castle on ...
General Information about Raths The homes of ordinary people were isolated and scattered around the countryside. The homes of rulers and wealthy farmers were ring ...
Interior of Motte and Bailey Inside the motte and bailey was usually a two roomed house made of timber and plaster. There may also have been an attic. The people ...
Tudor Houses There were many Tudor style houses in Irish towns such as Dublin and Limerick as a result of the early plantations. Many of these were ...
