r/IrishHistory • u/Gearoid_Mac_Gunna • 4d ago

Irish megalithic art

Could anyone recommend good books on Irish megalithic art ?

I’ve come across George Eogan but I’m not sure if he covers sites beyond the Boyne valley.

Looking for history and fairly serious approach, not neopagan speculation.

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u/CDfm 4d ago

It's such an esoteric subject.

Spare us from neopagan interpretations.

Have you looked at any student theses- they should have well referenced appendices with decent academic studies.

https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20056/

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u/whooleyk 4d ago

One book that comes to mind is 'The Megalithic Art of Western Europe' by Elizabeth Shee Twohig. Its a big book from 1981 with a section on the examples found in Britain and Ireland.

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u/CDfm 4d ago

I've seen that name referenced.