White Stones on a Wild Island: Inishark, Co. Galway | Treasure Ireland

Inishark is an uninhabited island off the coast of Co. Galway. For centuries, though, it was the site of a mysterious devotional practice that has only recently been unearthed by archaeologists...
Further learning: Ryan Lash, 'Pebbles and Peregrinatio: The Taskscape of Medieval Devotion on Inishark Island, Ireland', Medieval Archaeology,
vol. 62 (2018), pp. 83-104; 'Island Archaeology' on the 'Amplify Archaeology' podcast, with Neil Jackman, Tommy Burke, and Ryan Lash (podcasts.apple....
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to Ryan Lash and Michael Gibbons for assistance in researching this video, and to Aidan Day for getting us to the island!
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Shot and edited by Patrick Grant (linktr.ee/patrickgrant)
Presented by Fr Conor McDonough OP
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[@MikeyJMJ]

Good to see you've finally made it to Connacht. Hope to see you visit Athenry and Inishbofin! Lots of history here in Mayo too. Best series on TH-cam!

[@marionjordaan]

Aaah. Some of these stories make me heart sore. Residents gone. Churches left to go to ruin. 😢
Thank you for your regular interesting history stories.
I love the link to Revelations and the explanation of the white pebbles

[@ber5599]

Very interesting paddled and camped out and camped there several times love the island.
Great video

[@rplash]

You can learn more about our research on Inishark from this webinar as well: th-cam.com/video/cH6kx0IqN_I/w-d-xo.html

[@declancooney1029]

ISN'T THIS so much more refreshing than the constant back-biting we often get from "catholic" podcasts. Give me a leachta or one of its white stones to contemplate God instead of a Fid Sup document. It is quiet earthy.