Irish History for Everyone
History of County Clare/ Contae an Chláir
Thu, Oct 07
|Online via Zoom
Every Thursday during the month of October. This is a general history class about county Clare from 12,500 years ago up to the early 20th Century.


Time & Location
Oct 07, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT – Oct 28, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
Online via Zoom
About the Event
County Clare hosts the oldest known evidence of human activity in Ireland. The patella of a bear, which had been butchered, was found in the Alice and Gwendoline Cave, in Clarecastle. It has been dated to 10,000BC.
There was a Neolithic civilization in the Clare area. They left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmens. The most noted one is known as Poulnabrone dolmen, in the Burren. The remains of the people inside the tomb have been excavated and dated to 3800 BC.
Ptolemy created a map of Ireland in his Geographia with information dating from 100 AD; it is the oldest written account of Ireland that includes geographical features. He identified a tribe in Clare known as the Gangani.
During the Early Middle Ages (500-1,000 AD), the area was part of the Kingdom of Connacht ruled by the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne. In the Middle Ages, it was annexed…
Schedule
1 hour 30 minutesHistory of County Clare Week 1
1 hour 30 minutesHistory of County Clare Week 2
Tickets
General Ticket
$80.00
+$2.00 ticket service fee
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