Damian Shiels

Northumbria University

Dr Damian Shiels is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University and founder of the Landscapes of Revolution Project.

The Collins Memorial as it appears today. Photo by Damian Shiels

The Archaeology of an Ambush: Surviving Traces of Béal na Blá

The location of Michael Collins's dramatic death is one of the most well known sites in modern Irish history - but what traces are left …

History • 19 Aug 22

Bullet holes and battlefields: archaeology of the Battle for Cork

Traces of the Civil War can be found in bullet holes that mark buildings and gateposts around Ireland But this period has been comparatively ignored …

Conventional Phase • 20 Jul 22

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