Aerial Archaeology in Ireland - The Heritage Council

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2.5 Private Collections
Dr Daphne D.C. Pochin Mould
Dr Pochin Mould is an author and flying instructor with an interest in archaeology. Based in Co. Cork, she has been taking
oblique aerial photographs for over 40 years (e.g. Pochin Mould 1972; 1981; 1991) and has an extensive collection covering
mainly counties Cork, Kerry and Tipperary, but extending over parts of southern Ireland in general. It is understood that the
collection runs to many thousands of images, and is catalogued. For about two years in the 1980s, the Cork Archaeological
Survey commissioned regular flights and are kept abreast of new discoveries. The collection is kept privately, and is not open to
public access. Photographic prints of particular sites and places may be made available for an appropriate fee.
Figure 15: In the bright, low December sun, the outline of the enclosing bank of the early medieval ecclesiastical site at Tullylease, Co. Cork, is revealed.
This enclosure is very difficult to detect at ground level (Dr Daphne Pochin Mould, 19 December 1992)
Dr Leo Swan
The important, and extensive, collection of the late Dr Leo Swan has been acquired by the National Museum of Ireland and is
understood to be in the process of archiving and cataloguing. The collection reflects Dr Swan’s interests in medieval settlement
and landscape development (Figure 4) but also contains more general material. In due course, the collection will become
accessible, as with other material held by the museum.