UCD School of Archaeology

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Launch of The Rath of the Synods

On Friday evening, 27 March 2009, the UCD School of Archaeology hosted the launch of Eoin Grogan’s The Rath of the Synods, the second in the UCD Tara excavation series, following Muiris O’Sullivan’s Mound of the Hostages (2005). The celebrations began with a lecture from Professor Richard Bradley, University of Reading, entitled The monument as microcosm – Living a circular world, and the Rath of the Synods volume was then launched by Professor George Eogan who reminisced about a lecture delivered by Seán P. Ó Ríordáin in Navan prior to the excavations. Author Eoin Grogan responded, thanking all those involved in the preparation of the volume. Professor Gabriel Cooney, Head of School, paid tribute to all concerned with the publication, including the author Eoin Grogan and especially Professor Muiris O’Sullivan who shepherded the Rath of the the Synods project to completion with other staff in the UCD School of Archaeology. Financial support from the Heritage Council was acknowledged, and Wordwell was congratulated on an excellent production.