County: Tipperary Site name: THURLES: Croke’s Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 41:42 Licence number: 01E0542
Author: John Tierney, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 612147m, N 658643m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.678811, -7.820357
The site at Croke Street was tested prior to the redevelopment of the property. A T-shaped test-trench was inserted at the rear and side of the building before demolition, and this revealed the presence of a former floor layer composed of yellow brick and wood (99.76m OD), over a pale greyish brown, sandy silty clay layer (99.91m OD). No datable finds were retrieved from the sediment, but the floor layer is thought to date from the late 18th/early 19th century. It is thought locally that a coachyard was located in this area. A pair of blacksmith’s tongs was recovered from the trench nearer the street front. Further monitoring was recommended.
Unit 2F, Dungarvan Business Park, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
