Gretta Byrne
Gretta Byrne, Director, Ceide Fields, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Gretta's Full Bio:
Gretta Byrne studied archaeology at University College Dublin and she first began work on the archaeology of North Mayo in 1981 as a student volunteer on Seamas Caulfield's Belderrig excavation. She spent many years surveying the bogs, discovering and mapping an entire landscape of field systems, houses and tombs that were preserved beneath the peat. These date from the Neolithic period over 5,000 years ago. She directed excavations of the Rathlackan court tomb and in advance of the construction of the Céide Fields Visitor Centre. Since 1994 she has been employed by the Office of Public Works as manager of the Céide Fields Visitor Centre and site.
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Audio Summary:
Gretta tells us about the amazing history of Ceide Fields which was discovered in the 1930's by a farmer burried under several feet of bog growth and dates back to the stone age. As the bog fields were uncovered stone foundations to buildings, burial sites, and community structures were unearthed. Today, after extensive archeology project over 50 square miles of land have been uncovered and documented.
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