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169. Dr. Kieran O’Conor: Castles & Ringforts
Description
Episode 169 is Part 2 of a conversation between archeologist Dr. Kieran O’Conor and Fender Jackson in Galway on Thursday 22nd May 2025.
Conversation includes: (re)introductions; early life; being into history from a young age; working with Montgomery Castle with Jeremy Knight; hitchhiking to the Syrian border; doing his PhD in Wales; lecturing in University of Galway in Archeology; why archeology has been well preserved in the west of Ireland; ring forts; native Irish Gaelic settlements; Michelle Comer; how many of the 50,000 ring forts of Ireland would have looked; castle definition; castle classifications including motte and ringwork (earth and timber) castles, masonary and polygonal enclosure and hall-house castles, tower house castles, fortified house and strong house; Terry Barry; Roscommon Castle; the renaissance; Kieran’s favourite castles; Niall Brady; Tom McNeill; Desmond Castle (Kinsale) and other topics.
Favourite Castles
- Roscommon Castle, Connaught
- Ballintober Castle, Connaught
- Dunamase Castle, Leinster
- Rindoon Castle, Connaught
- Clonmacnoise Castle, Connaught
- Carrickfergus Castle, Ulster
- Tomdeely Castle, Munster
Relevant Links
https://universityofgalway.academia.edu/KieranOConor
https://pay.universityofgalway.ie/people/kierandoconor.html
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