Centenary Public Conference 'Origins of a City - The Archaeology of Viking and Medieval Cork'. 24th–25th April, Venue: Lecture theatre Boole 4, UCC Library.
FRIDAY
7.00pm. Professor Pat Wallace ‘The Vikings and archaeological definitions of our first towns’
SATURDAY
Background
9.00am. Rose Cleary ‘Cork city urban archaeology and University College Cork’
9.45am. Maurice Hurley ‘The Viking and Medieval archaeology of Cork city in a wider context’
10.30-11.00am Coffee Break
Recent Excavations in Viking and Medieval Cork
11.00am. Hilary Kelleher ‘Recent excavations at South Main Street’
11.45am. Moira Ní Loinsigh and Deborah Sutton ‘Excavations at South Main Street’
12.30pm. Anthony Beese ‘Cork on slob’
1–2pm Lunch
Viking and Medieval Cork: Life and Society
2.00pm Clare McCutcheon ‘Pottery from Medieval Cork’
2.30pm Elizabeth Heckett ‘Textiles from Medieval Cork’
3.00pm Meriel McClatchie ‘Food in medieval Cork: evidence from plant remains’
Protecting the Past
3.30pm. Catherine Desmond ‘Legal protection of the urban past in Cork city’
4.00pm. Ciara Brett ‘Cork City Council and the changing face of Cork’
4.30pm. Closing remarks: Patrick Wallace
Admission free and no registration required
