INTRODUCTION

Ine of the greatest problems for those researching a given subject is finding out who has already written on the subject, what they've written. and where to obtain copis of the text. For increasing numbers of non-professional researchers especially, this problem can be a great obstacle. One of the founding principles of IRQUAS is to bridge the gaps that lie between people and the answers they seek, and it was with this goal in mind that the online documents service was designed.

We cannot offer everything. Copyright, storage space, the practicalities of digitising thousands of pages of text, and many other factors make that impossible. What we do hope to achieve, however, is to make available as much material as we can, particularly works such as conference papers, and MA and PhD theses which have not been published elsewhere. It is also planned to develop a comprehensive body of links to other sources of online documentation relating to topics covered by IRQUAS, and suggestions of appropriate sites are welcome. So, too, are submissions of original works, subject to review and approval.

The following document is a taste of the type of material we have currently to hand and will be putting online during October and November 2001.

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• 'On the Road to Nowhere': Chariotry and the road systems in the Celtic World. Raimund Karl, Research Fellow for European Archaeology at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth here presents a work which takes a new and at times provocative look at the place of the chariot and the roads they used in both continental and insular Celtic society. It is hoped that a previous paper in German on chariotry, which includes a new proposal for the design of the Irish iron age and early medieval chariot, co-authored by Karl and David Stifter of the University of Vienna, will also appear here shortly.

• 'Sellerna Bay': Some images and text on a recent possible identification of a bronze age field wall system at Sellerna Bay, Co Galway. Images and text by Mike Collins, an MA student at the Department of Archaeology, University of London. Further discussion of the site will be added here shortly.

• 'The Geography of the McCuillenainn' : Due to be available for viewing c. 01 November. A summary discussion of some newly collated evidence relating to the family of Cormac McCuillenainn and their distribution across Ireland by Janet Crawford. The summary paper will be followed shortly after by a more extensive version, with additional text and maps supplied by Stiofan MacAmhalghaidh. Related papers by Crawford on this family are due for publication in 'The Other Clare' journal, and summaries of these will also be added here in the near future.
  

OTHER ONLINE SERVICES

IRQUAS aim to provide other online services in accordance with our free-access policies. These are constantly being expanded, and the content of each updated regularly. Use the links below to access the homepages for each service.

Online Databases: Access our growing collection of online databases

HIPNO Project: Find out about this ground-breaking digital mapping initiative, what it can offer, and how to get involved

Page last updated 19 October 2001