6,000 year old pre-farming settlement found in the Burren in County Clare

Wow! 4,000 BCE! 4,829 years before a Irish provincial king, Dermor Mc Murrough - King of Leinster [eastern Ireland] and the Foreigners, made the fatal error of involving the king of a neighbouring realm - King Henry II of England, in his bid for the High-Kingship of Ireland. The rest is hysteria! Now ya know where it all went pear-shaped.

Nice comment CelticQueenUSA

CelticQueen, are you away ancient times involved paganism? a far cry from your beloved homophobic paedo protecting church.

one of the best things about Irish antiquities (compared to American) is that they so rarely have fences around them. So often, you can touch them, walk on/in them. Troubling part is that this also leads to their possible dimunition. Still, I'm very glad to have visited, for example, the Cliffs of Moher before and after they were "improved" with multi millinos in railings, barriers, concrete walkways, and indoor multimedia shows. Oh yeah, and admission and parking fees. The tourist's Ireland today is not the same as it will be in 20/30/50 years. I say get it while it's real(est). Go now, have a ball, do your own planning and keep your own pace. You'll have earned your pint each evening. Slainte!

Interesting science article IC. "I'd like some more, please!" 4000 BC/BCE - Wow, the Irish have been around a long time.

The thought of Protestants and Irish Antiquities, always reminds me of our own Doo Dah Parade @?

This is fascinating stuff. I love the ancient times. I think I may have lived then, but who knows?

The secret ingredient that makes Guinness black

Mold from planet byethebay!

How interesting....Ireland seems to have such a wealth of history and such......wonder what the black stuff is? Mold? Composted cavemen? Partially rotted dragon corpses?

Definetly Stone Age

Positively beautiful place!

Giant Black Kilt?

If it were an organic shawl or something like that wouldn't it decompose after all these years? Perhaps it is something more like a black mold substance, or some other form of life remains.

I like the loin cloth serving wench part.