The Medieval Rural Settlement Project

The Medieval Rural Settlement Project commenced in 2002 to consider the nature of the archaeological landscape associated with rural Ireland in the period c. 1100-1650 AD. The Project has four principal modules, each of which will result in a significant monograph publication. The modules were chosen to represent a cross-section of the diverse…

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The River Liffey near Celbridge, Co. Kildare.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: MRSP_DUB_FIG_14_07

Type: Image

Format: jpeg

The power of Liffey and its tributaries was harnessed to drive mill-wheels throughout the Middle Ages. Conflict often arose between millers and those who used the river for navigation – and weirs and other ‘obstructions’ often had to be removed.

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