Antiquarians and Archaeology in Nineteenth-Century Cork [Paperback]

This work examines the development of antiquarian and archaeological thought and practice in Cork, Ireland, from the early 1800s. Contents: 1) General background; 2) A close-up of Cork; 3) Education and societies; 4) Collectors, artefacts and lithographs; 5) Moves towards organized structures; 6) Issues and debates (Round towers; Ogham stones; Fulachta fiadh; Geological time and human antiquity; the concept of evolution; Giant Irish deer; The Three Age system); 7) Fieldwork and excavation; 8) Summary and conclusions; Appendix 1 Biographical details of some eminent antiquarians and scientists of the period; Appendix 2 Antiquarian and archaeological societies in Cork up to 1870.This volume looks at the development of antiquarianism in Cork from its earliest manifestations at the end of the eighteenth century up to about 1880, and in particular the spread of more scientific archaeological thought from the middle of the nineteenth century.