"Mooghaun Hillfort: Secrets of Clare’s Golden Fortress"

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Whispering Stones

Bernice Cooke

131 episodes

4 days ago

The buildings that we don't know about, the History that didn't feature in our School books. Irish history, local history, the people, the places, the stories.Whispering their stories as we walk amongst what was and now what isn't. From battlefields, to Castles, Forts to Island Prisons, Famine Graves to forgotten cottages. When have you really looked off the beaten path at the history that emanates from our surroundings. The places that don't feature on a tourist map, those places you stumble upon when out for a walk. What, why, who and where answered in each episode.

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"Mooghaun Hillfort: Secrets of Clare’s Golden Fortress"

Whispering Stones

3 minutes 49 seconds

2 weeks ago

"Mooghaun Hillfort: Secrets of Clare’s Golden Fortress"

In this episode of Whispering Stones, artist and writer Bernice Cooke journeys to Mooghaun Hillfort in County Clare — one of Ireland’s largest Bronze Age fortresses.

Hidden on the grounds of Dromoland Castle, this vast site once ruled a thriving chiefdom and later revealed a legendary hoard of Bronze Age gold.

Discover its sacred spaces, concentric stone walls, and the echoes of ancient families who shaped Clare’s prehistoric landscape.

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