ALL TIMESCAPES > BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS   1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100   Description of wedge tombs and examples These wedge tombs form the largest group of tombs in Ireland. There are over 4,000 of them and almost all of these are in the west of ...     Descriptions and examples of passage tombs Passage tombs existed across Europe and, in Ireland, are found mainly on hilltops or ridges. They were usually grouped in cemeteries ...     Types and examples of dolmens Portal tombs are also known as dolmens. There are over 170 portal tomb sites in Ireland, mainly in the north of the country. The ...     Structure and examples of court tombs These court tombs were the earliest megalithic monuments in Ireland. They were part of a north European tradition of tombs. There are ...     General information re megaliths The Megalithic structures take their name from the Greek for great (mega) and stone (lithos). They are, as their name suggests, large ...     Description examples of early burials There are no Irish examples of Mesolithic burials or beliefs. However, there are examples from this period from other parts of Europe ...     Taking the pledge The scale of drinking in Ireland led churches and charities to organise the temperance movement. In 1838 Father Matthew started an ...     Cardinal Cullen Cardinal Paul Cullen was Archbishop of Armagh 1849-52 and then Dublin 1852-78. Cullen reorganised the Catholic Church in Ireland ...     Cruckaclady Bedroom When a member of the family died the bedroom was arranged for the laying out of the body on the bed. This is a reconstruction of the ...     Corpse House Surprisingly, there was great demand for corpses. These found their way to universities, particularly Edinburgh, where they were used ...     <> 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100