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[OC] Distribution of recorded Souterrains in Ireland
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[OC] Distribution of recorded Souterrains in Ireland

I've created an updated map showing the distribution of all recorded Souterrains across Ireland. These mainly date to the early medieval period. Definition is included on the map for reference.

The map is populated with a combination of National Monument Service data (Republic of Ireland) and Department for Communities data for Northern Ireland. The map was built using some PowerQuery transformations and then designed in QGIS.

I've taken on helpful feedback from various comments so please do keep them coming as I love making these maps and am keen to keep improving on them.

u/Sarquin — 3 days ago
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[OC] Distribution of Henges in Ireland

I've created an updated map showing the distribution of all recorded henges across Ireland.

The map is populated with a combination of National Monument Service data (Republic of Ireland) and Department for Communities data for Northern Ireland. The map was built using some PowerQuery transformations and then designed in QGIS. I appreciate there's not many of these (around 30), but definitely a cluster around the Boyne Valley.

Timber henges haven't been included as far as I can tell in the data, and are obviously much more patchy given how much harder they are to identify.

I have also previously mapped a bunch of other ancient monument types on Reddit, the latest being cairns across Ireland.

I've taken on helpful feedback from various comments so please do keep them coming as I love making these maps and am keen to keep improving on them.

u/Sarquin — 9 days ago
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Who is the character Eílís Óram?

I'm trying to track down a character called "Eílís Óram". A book I have mentions her as a "notorious liar" featuring in Tipperary folklore, but I'm struggling to find which story she is in. Has anyone heard of her? Any leads greatly appreciated.

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u/kenji_hayakawa — 11 days ago
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Piseog bags curses or conversation?

Whilst all folkcrafts can be called piseogry since theyre superstitions. House blessings, cures, and gifts are separate to a form of cursing only called piseog bags.

A 10-10-20 fertiliser bag with sticks, flowers, and ribbon hung from a tree at someones gate. Could drag them into misery, and poverty. Only priests can destroy them. But could its actual function be a traditional way of airing a grievance publically so it doesnt silently fester and get violent?

If people see a piseog bag they know someones broken a traditional tabu, and theres a bad problem. So they talk about it and the public discussion brings everything out in the wash. Where who is in the right and what should be done turns into public opinion.

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u/ImportantProblem2481 — 12 days ago