170. Dr. Kieran O'Conor: Ordnance Survey & Galway
Episode 170 archeologist Dr. Kieran O’Conor chats with Fender Jackson in Galway on Thursday 22nd May 2025. Part three of a four-part conversation.
Conversation includes: working for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland in the 1990s; the difference in the East and West of Ireland; farm payments; favourite monuments; advice to people who think they have something interesting on their land; Historic Environment Viewer; advice on where to study Archeology; University of Galway; Galway’s medieval preservation; buildings which have been well preserved in Galway including King’s Head, Lynch’s Castle, Blake’s Tower, Tigh Neachtain; different window types in Galway; Heritage Ireland; Galway Civic Trust; tradition and modernity; Oxford and Cambridge; hitch-hiking as well as other topics.
Favourite Monuments
Lough Meelagh Crannog, Co. Roscommon
Roscommon Abbey, Co. Roscommon
Sligo Friary, Co. Sligo
Knockadoo-Brosna, Co. Sligo
Tulsk, Co. Roscommon
The Moated Site at Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
Relevant Links
https://universityofgalway.academia.edu/KieranOConor
https://pay.universityofgalway.ie/people/kierandoconor.html
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