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Author Archives: sarthure
Raggy tree in Riga? Maybe, maybe not
I’ve been in Riga in Latvia for a few days, enjoying the Baltic sun. And on the first evening, in a park near the Freedom Monument, I came across a tree decorated with ribbons. Although I immediately jumped to the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the world, Fairy trees, Folk traditions, Folklore
Tagged folk traditions, folklore, Lativa, midsummer, Nobles of the Wood, oak tree, raggy trees, Riga
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Raggy trees, an Irish pishogue
A pishogue, in the Irish tradition, is a charm or superstitious practice. And there are many associated with trees, including raggy trees, adorned with physical proof of enduring traditions. Here are just two of them, one at Fore, County Westmeath, … Continue reading
Posted in Around the world, Fairy trees, Flora, Folklore, Ireland, Travelling
Tagged ash, Carraroe, fairy trees, folk ways, folklore, Fore, holly, holy wells, Ireland, raggy trees, Sligo, social customs, Westmeath
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It’s a dirty job
This week, Flinders University Archaeology Department is running a field school in the Sturt Gorge, excavating the ruins of a nineteenth century cottage. The Sturt Gorge Recreation Park covers almost 250 hectares, is just 13km south of Adelaide city centre, and conveniently … Continue reading
Posted in Excavation
Tagged bones, digging, excavation, Magpie Creek, rain, sieving, Sturt Gorge
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Come on you boys in green
Given the continuing success of the Irish team in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, it seems timely to look at cricket in the old days. In Ireland, for a period in the nineteenth century, cricket was the most widely played … Continue reading
Posted in Baker's Flat, Ireland, Kapunda, Migration, South Australia
Tagged Baker's Flat, come on you boys in green, COYBIG, cricket, cricket world cup 2015, identity, Irishness, Kapunda, sport
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Archaeological curiosities in Finland
In Finland recently for a few days, I spent a very happy morning in Aboa Vetus in Turku, Finland’s only archaeological museum. From what I can gather (I have barely a word of Finnish), the museum was a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Around the world, Excavation, Folk traditions, Museums, Travelling
Tagged Aboa Vetus, archaeology, concealed cats, concealed pigs, dead cats, dead pigs, dolls house, excavation, Finland, mediaeval times, museums, Turku
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Don't forget your shovel 