Category: Adopt a Monument
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A will from 1474: St. Finian’s, Esker, Lucan by Helen Farrell, SOL.
There are probably hundreds of people buried at St. Finian’s Esker church site & graveyard, Esker, Co. Dublin under the ground as it has likely been in use as a graveyard for a millennia or more. Two such people buried at St. Finian’s are the (very wealthy) couple, Reginald Weston…
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Friday 23rd September 2022 event at St. Finian’s 19.30- 21.00 – booking now!
St. Finian’s medieval church: oral history recordings, night photos, tour. Hear about the recent survey from an archaeologist, take night photos, record memories of Lucan’s graveyards: BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE In this 1.5-2 hour evening workshop*, Society for Old Lucan (SOL) will share St. Finian’s medieval church & graveyard at…
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Photogrammetry by Paul Butler, SOL
What is Photogrammetry? Photogrammetry is the art and science of extracting 3D information from a series of photographs of an object or site, to produce an exact 3D model, or a 3D image. This can also be used to pick up details on objects that might not be seen otherwise.…
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Biodiversity at St. Finian’s medieval church, Esker, Lucan.
With thanks to South Dublin County Council and especially the Heritage Officer, Rosaleen Dwyer, we are delighted to see the Biodiversity report on St. Finian’s medieval church & graveyard from JBA Consulting. 60 plant species were recorded at the site! The report summary also noted: In addition to the 60…
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3D VISUALISATIONS OF MEDIEVAL CHURCH OF ST. FINIAN, ESKER, LUCAN BY JONATHAN CULLY, SOL.
Take a look at some of the incredible 3D visualisations of St. Finian’s as it may have looked in medieval times, as created by SOL member, Jonathan Cully in 2020. Jonathan faithfully recreated the interior and exterior using existing examples from medieval churches around Ireland and the UK. He has…
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SOL’s St. Finian’s “Adopt a Monument” application has been chosen as the first Dublin monument ever to be part of the Heritage Council scheme!
This week the Heritage Council announced 7 heritage sites from around the country to be part of this year’s prestigious ‘Adopt a Monument’ programme, and for the first time in the history of the scheme, a monument from Dublin has been chosen. St. Finian’s, medieval church and graveyard, Esker, Lucan,…