Ancient Ireland Crannog site Ulster Enniskillen Fermanagh

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Another ancient feature of Ireland is going to be bulldozed to make way for a motorway.
When you think about all the money the Tourist board throw at trying to get more tourists in Ireland, it is clear they have not got a clue why most tourists would want to come.
They come to Ireland for the past, the culture and because of history, especially ancient Ireland.
They do not come to Ireland for the rain.
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Crannog The Irish word crannóg derives from Old Irish crannóc, which referred to a wooden structure or vessel, stemming from crann, which means "tree", plus a diminutive ending—literally "young tree".
Crannogs are widespread in Ireland with an estimated 1,200 examples while Scotland "officially" contains 347 sites listed as such. These Crannogs are in Scotland because of ancient Irish settlement. Irish settlers founded the land of Scotland.
The largest concentrations of crannogs in Ireland are found in the Drumlin Belt of the midlands, the north and the northwest. In Scotland, crannogs are in the western or 'Atlantic distribution', with high concentrations in Argyll and Dumfries and Galloway, where the ancient Irish settlers made their own One lone Welsh example at Llangorse Lake exists, this is also there because of ancient Irish settlers and influence in Wales.

Reconstructed Irish crannógs are located in Craggaunowen, Ireland. the Irish National Heritage Park, in Wexford, Ireland.

Enniskillen
from Irish language: Inis Ceithleann meaning "Ceithlenn's island" is a town in County Fermanagh, Ireland.
Cethlenn, is a Goddess figure in ancient Irish mythology.

Ancient Ireland site dig Ulster Fermanagh
A fine toothed comb is among the treasures that archaeologists have uncovered at an excavation site in Ireland.

Arrow heads, pottery and ancient human remains have also been discovered at the crannog - a kind of artificial island - which could date back more than 1,000 years.
The site, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, is being cleared to allow for a new road, but archaeologists have been given time to get all the information that they possibly can before the bulldozers move in.

"The Cherrymount link crannog was thought initially to date back to the 14th century but now evidence suggests it went back to early medieval times," quoted archaeologist Declan Hurl as saying.
"We've found human remains. This was a burial elsewhere that had been removed and for some reason brought to this site and re-buried on the crannog.
"Why the body was buried there is one of the many mysteries that remain unsolved including why the crannog was built here in the first place. It may have been some sort of seasonal site where people would have gone to catch fish or hunt wild fowl," he said.

The crannog was initially thought to be 700 years old, but fragments of pottery found at the site date from as far back as the ninth century.
Other findings include the bone comb once used by an image conscious lough dweller and a metal blade, which is still sharp after hundreds of years.

The researchers found a leather shoe that had been preserved in the earth and arrowheads dating from the Bronze Age.

"It is always exciting to see a beautifully made artefact," Hurl said.

"Crannogs are quite numerous in Fermanagh but the excavations are like hens' teeth so it is great to be given an opportunity to look at this particular one - It is always an eye opener," Hurl said.

Given that the road will be built over it, the archaeologists have been allowed more time to unearth the site's secrets and the Roads Service is paying for the excavation.

Earlier the archeologists at the ancient site in Fermanagh
Local archaeologists are calling for an extension to the 6-week license that they were granted to explore an archaeological site at the Cherrymount Link outside Enniskillen.
The site is set to be demolished tomorrow (Friday).
Archaeologist Robert Chapple, speaking this morning on BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, described the site as a ‘crannog’ which would have been a ‘high status dwelling site’.
He added that he would be very concerned about if the site were to be destroyed without the archaeologists having had the chance to explore further.
He added that he hopes the situation is understood and that a little more time can be given. Human remains and artifacts including arrowheads were found at the site.
A spokesperson from the Department of Regional Development (DRD) said: “The estimated time period for the excavations was initially 4-6 weeks. Whilst we are now heading towards the end of that period (on Friday), the archaeologists are keen to remain on site for a few more days to conclude their findings. Roads Service are happy to accommodate this’.

Ancient Ireland site dig Ulster Fermanagh
Shows how bad things are when these poor fools are excited being given a few days to examine and tag any finds. Before a part of ancient Ireland is wiped away for ever.

Recconstruction of a Cranog in Ireland
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Pathetic that they destroy the original and then reconstruct one for tourists.

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