Angela Gallagher

Senior Technician: Archaeological Illustrator

Biography

Angela Gallagher is a graduate of Archaeology with a Higher Diploma in Education (NUI, Galway). She joined the staff as Artist-Draftsperson in 1987. She has contributed numerous illustrations to the Departmental publications.  Prior to her appointment she worked on the Archaeological Survey of Counties Donegal and Galway (1980-’82 and 1982-’85 respectively).  She also worked as surveyor on the Woodquay excavations Dublin (1980) and on excavations at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam, Co. Galway (1986).  She also worked as artefact illustrator for Dr. Jean L’Helgouach, Directeur de Recherche at the Laboratoire de Prehistoire Armoricaine Universite, Nantes, France (May/June 1992).

Office: ARC207, Department of Archaeology, School of Archaeology, Arts/Science Building, NUI. Galway.
Tel:  00 353 91 492407
Fax: 00 353 91 525700
E-mail:    angela.gallaghernuigalway.ie

Technical Training and Demonstrating

Demonstrating Adobe Photoshop

• MA in Landscape Archaeology
• Graduate students

Finds Illustration

• AR245 Archaeology in Practice

Technical Responsibilities

• The preparation of archaeological plans and other drawings as part of Departmental and non-departmental research projects
• Finds illustration for departmental publications
• Staff teaching schedules
• Departmental library manager
• Departmental map collection manager
• Departmental publicity material
• Co-ordination of departmental office and graduate space.
• Visual Display Unit (VDU) assessments
• Store Management

Selected Contributions to Publications

• O’Brien, W. 2004. Ross Island: Mining Metal and Society in Early Ireland.  Bronze Age Studies 6, NUI Galway.  {Figs. 156-162, 165, 166, 174, 175, 236-240}
• O’Brien, W. 1999. Sacred Ground:  Megalithic Tombs in Coastal South-west Ireland.  Bronze Age Studies 4, NUI Galway.   {Figs. 6, 8-19, 24, 29, 33, 35, 39, 42, 58-60, 62, 67, 69, 86, 87, 89, 93, 96, 99-101, 104. Lettering on Figs. 38, 43-57, 68-85}
• Waddell, J. 1998. The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland {Figs. 49 (No.7), 53 (No.4), 56, 61 (No.1), 74, 82, 94, 99, 103-106, 125, 132, 180 (Nos. 2 and 4) and layout and editing of all illustrations}
• O'Brien, W. 1994. Mount Gabriel: Bronze Age Mining in Ireland.  Bronze Age Studies 3, NUI Galway.  {Figs.  1, 2, 18-20, 23, 30, 67, 78, 79, 82, 86, 89-91, 94, 97-100, 102-105, 107 and 110-118}
• O'Connell, J., Korrf, A. and Waddell, J. 1994. The Book of Aran.  Kinvara. {General map of Aran, Illus. 5.1, 5.2b, 5.3a, 5.5, 5.6b, 5.22, 5.23, 5.26(plan), 5.28-9, 5.30, 5.32, 5.33a, 5.34, 5.35, 5.37, 5.38, 5.40, 5.43, 5.45, 5.50, 5.50, 5.52, 5.53, 5.54, 5.57, 5.58, 5.61, 5.62, 11.1}
• O'Riordain, B. and Waddell, J. 1994. The Funerary Bowls and Vases of the Irish Bronze Age. Galway. {Figs. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-13, 21, 23-28, 30, 31. All layout and a number of bowls and vases}
• O'Connell, M. 1994. Connemara: Vegetation and Land Use since the Last Ice Age.  Dublin.  {Figs. 1.1, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.5, 6.7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 9.2, 9.3}
• Gosling, P. (ed.) 1993. Archaeological Inventory of County Galway: Vol. 1 - West Galway.  Dublin. {Figs. A and B: Key to location maps; Maps 1-35}
• Eames, E. and Fanning, T. 1988. Irish Medieval Tiles. {Figs. 1-8 and catalogue of tiles ( c. 500 tile illustrations)}
• Lacy, B. 1983. Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, Lifford. {Figs. 22, 25, 26, 40-42, 45-51, 53-56, 58, 60-66, 68-81, 83-104, 106-110, 112-114, 117, 118, 120, 121, 125, 127, 149, 151, 155, 164, 165-167}

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