Griffin Murray

Current Research Projects 'Digital atlas of early Irish carved stones’ with Dr Tomás Ó Carragáin (PI) & John Sheehan (CoI) of UCC, and Dr Paddy Gleeson (CoI) of Queens University Belfast. This two-year research project (2022 – 24) is funded through the Irish Research Council - COALESCE INSTAR+ Scheme. This project brings together archaeologists from the private, university, and state sectors, in partnership with community groups, to deliver a step-change in both the academic understanding and public appreciation of carved stone monuments of late prehistoric and early medieval date (c. AD 1–1200). Harnessing the results of recent in-depth research, new layers of standardised data will be added to the records of the Irish National Monuments Service (NMS) and the Northern Irish Historic Environment Division (NIHED) in ArcGIS to create the Digital Atlas of Early Irish Carved Stones (DAEICS), a powerful new tool to tackle an array of pressing research questions, and a critical enabler of further targeted research. In collaboration with local communities, detailed studies of three important groups of carved stones will showcase how DAEICS can make a vital contribution to our understanding of Ireland’s past. ‘Urnes Stave Church and its Global Romanesque Connections’ with Dr Kirk Ambrose of the University of Colorado Boulder and Dr Margrete Syrstad Andås of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. This has culminated in a research publication which focuses on the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Urnes in Norway. Dr Murray is both a contributor to, and a co-editor of, this monograph, which has been published by the academic publisher Brepols in 2021 as part of their Studies in the Visual Cultures of the Middle Ages. This project was funded by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Colorado Boulder, UNESCO, and the Society for the Pres

I am the Programme Director of the MA in Museum Studies and the BA Arts (Archaeology). I teach in the areas of Museum Curation and Exhibition; Artefact Studies; and Medieval Archaeology. Most of my teaching is led by my professional experience and the research I am actively engaged in. I currently teach on the MA in Museum Studies and on the undergraduate programmes in Archaeology, while I have also taught on part-time outreach programmes. I coordinate and teach the following postgraduate and undergraduate modules: AR3061: Ireland's Golden Age: Art & Craft 600 - 1200 AD (5 Credits) BA Arts (Archaeology), Year 3 AR6028: Museum Curation (5 Credits) MA Museum Studies AR6032: Museum Administration (5 Credits) MA Museum Studies AR6030: Exhibition Experience (10 Credits) MA Museum Studies AR6027: Dissertation (35 Credits) MA Museum Studies I also teach on the following modules: AR1001: Archaeology of Ireland in Context, BA Arts (Archaeology)/Anthropology, Year 1 AR2014: Artefact Studies, BA Arts (Archaeology) Year 2 AD2866: Medieval Irish Church, Diploma in Local & Regional Studies, Year 2 (Adult & Continuing Education).

Name	Year
Margaret McCabe	2025
Shauna Allen	2024

 

Fionn Simpson (MPhil) 

M.A. Anton (PhD) 

Maeve Sikora (PhD)