Trisha Ryan
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Trisha Ryan
@trisha_ryan
Education Assistant at NMI Archaeology, Kildare St. From Waterford. Own views expressed here about life, the universe and everything!

Thank you @Disney_UK for the invitation to watch @IndianaJones last night in London. It was a surreal moment for an archaeologist who grew up watching the franchise 🤠Now, to make a video on the archaeology featured in the film 🤩#IndianaJones #archaeology








The word CLOICTHECH 'round tower' is actually made up of CLOC 'bell' + TECH 'house' 🔔 Only hand-bells survive from early Ireland, but in the 19thC Margaret Stokes rang a dinner bell from the top of a round tower and it was heard half a mile away!







“Things of the early medieval teglach (household): exploring the material possessions of early Irish households” - with thanks for the invitation to @NMIreland & to the almost 180 people who came along youtube.com/live/ZYW1wDZs6…

Celebrating having a lovely afternoon @NMIreland #archaeology chatting to James from the Today show @RTEToday @JamesPatrice


Thanks to Ray Darcy and the lovely team @RTERadio1 for inviting Matthew & I on to talk about the Viking Handling collection @NMIreland #archaeology




Making their Manifesto and voices be heard at the Young People’s Assemblies of artist Anthony Haughey @NMIreland about a wide range of challenges in todays Ireland.

#ThroughHerEyes Here's one to try. In the 16th C, Francis Bacon said the reason Irish people lived so long was that they basted themselves in salt butter and sat naked before a fire! He was speculating on how the famous Old Countess of Desmond had lived to 140.



“Things of the Early Medieval Teaglach - Exploring the material possessions of early Irish households” Wednesday 5th April, 1pm, Adults (🙂) Join this online lecture talk by Prof. Aidan O'Sullivan on life in Early Medieval Ireland book on eventbrite museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/…