PAST EVENTS

28 February 2026, Current Archaeology Awards, Uni. College London, London

Winner!! of the Current Archaeology ‘Book of the Year 2026’: ‘An Irish Civil War Dugout: Tormore Cave, Co. Sligo. Archaeology, History, Memory’ (2024, Archaeopress).

21 January 2026, Sligo Central Library, Stephen’s Street, Sligo

Public lecture: ‘Children’s Burial Grounds (cillíní) of County Sligo: Archaeology, Folklore, Memory’

26 December 2025

Listen back: BBC Audio | Woman’s Hour | Women’s relationships with the dark

Radio Special for St Stephen’s Day

5 December 2025: Cloonacool Community Centre, Sligo (F91KX31)

M. Dowd: “Children’s burial grounds in Sligo: archaeology, folklore, memory”

Free talk, all welcome!

7 October 2025: Ó Dubhda Clan Gathering, Enniscrone, Sligo

2025 Gathering – odubhdaclan.com

M. Dowd: “Mermaids, kings and castles: O’Dowd Folklore.”

31 August 2025: Strandhill Film & Folk Festival

Strandhill Film and Folk Festival

Maura Gilligan: ‘Thresholds – Betwixt & Between’

21 June 2025: Burren Archaeology Festival

Burren Archaeology Festival, 21st & 22nd June 2025 – Burrenbeo Trust

M. Dowd: “Going Underground: Prehistoric people and caves in the Burren.”