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John Bradley (January 11, 1954–November 7, 2014) was a scholar, medievalist, archaeologist, writer, teacher and conservationist who was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bradley's work on the city of Kilkenny is considered definitive. Internationally renowned, Bradley was one of Ireland's leading experts on medieval towns and can be considered the 'founding father' of Irish urban archeology.

After studying archaeology at university he worked on the Urban Archaeology Survey of Ireland, and became a lecturer at both University College Dublin  and later Maynooth. His research interests included the "archaeology of Ireland", "urban archaeology", "crannogs", the "medieval Irish town", "death and burial in the Middle Ages", "Kilkenny before 1700", and the "history of chess in Ireland".

Bradley was secretary of the Friends of Medieval Dublin (1978-84), the president of the Organisation of Irish Archaeologists (1987-90), and vice-president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in 1997.

Bradly death in 2014 came after a short illness. Fellow archaeologist Cóilín Ó’Drisceoil said “So much of what we now know about Kilkenny’s past is as a result of his painstaking research, his abundant publications and his lectures, which were events always to be treasured.”

Early life
Bradley was a native of the city of Kilkenny, born on Parliament Street and he lived in Saint Fiacra's Place. Near his old school was Rothe House and he was later influenced by Margaret Phelan and her work with the Kilkenny Archaeological Society. He studied archeology, history and geography at University College Dublin. where his masters was about Irish medieval towns. He later became a trustee of Rothe House.

Career
Bradley studied archeology, history and geography at University College Dublin. where his masters was about Irish medieval towns. Bradley worked for several years with Professor George Eogan on the archaeological excavations at Knowth, County Meath.

Bradley was appointed director of the Urban Archaeology Survey of Ireland in 1982, where long with others, they developed the first inventory of the country's medieval and early modern buildings. He was involved in an excavation at Monnagh Lough crannog in County Meath between 1981 and 1999.

Bradley lectured in the Department of Archaeology at University College Dublin between 1991 and 1996, and later Bradley joined the Department of History at Maynooth University in 1996, where he became a senior lecturer. He was involved in the setup and taught at NUI Maynooth's Kilkenny outreach campus.

Publications
He wrote fourteen books and about 120 papers, as well as chapters in other publications. His first papers in two parts was "The town wall of Kilkenny" ( and ) published in the Old Kilkenny Review in 1976.

Considered a landmark in urban archaeology, his study of medieval Drogheda used a 'total history' approach.

Heritage and develpment
Following the destrution of Viking Dublin, Wood Quay Bradley was secretary of the Friends of Medieval Dublin (1978-84). His account helped form his view that heritage was being "trampled for development".

National positions
Bradley spent three years, from 1987, as the president of the Organisation of Irish Archaeologists (OIA) (1987-90), this was one of the two organisations, along with the Professional Archaeologists (IAPA) which were considered as professional bodies. By 2001 the OIA had become defunct and the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) was founded to replace IAPA.

Bradley was vice-president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in 1997. Bradley was a long time member of the board of the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography (Council for British Archaeology, York, and the British Academy, London), and served as its chairman on two occasions.

Bradley was a member of the directorate of the Discovery Programme (1995-2001). Bradley served on the national monuments advisory council of County Kildare. Bradley served as a member of the board of directors of Dvblinia and the Dublin Medieval Trust. Bradley served archaeological advisory committee of Dublin City Council. Bradley was the first convener and chairman of the archaeological sub-committee for the Government of Ireland Scholarships, awarded by the Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Higher Education Authority, Dublin, 1998-2001).

Bradley served on the Heritage Council’s committee on urban archaeology in Ireland and was its academic advisor for its Irish Walled Towns initiative.

Legacy
Bradly death in 2014 came after a short illness. Fellow archaeologist Cóilín Ó’Drisceoil said “''So much of what we now know about Kilkenny’s past is as a result of his painstaking research, his abundant publications and his lectures, which were events always to be treasured. It is because of John that so many of us cherish our city today, for it was John’s work that opened our eyes to Kilkenny’s enormous wealth of archaeology and history. We have lost our greatest ever archaeologist and a scholar of international importance. The people of Kilkenny will forever be in his debt.''”

In 2015 NUI held a talk.

Other

 * selected journals
 * Bradley, J. (2004) 'Ireland’s archaeology journals'. 18 pp 46-48
 * Bradley, J. (2002) 'From frontier town to renaissance city: Kilkenny 1500-1700'. PROCEEDINGS OF THE * BRITISH ACADEMY, cviii: pg 29 - 51.
 * Bradley, J. (1999) 'Excavations at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, 1997-8 [7th interim report]'. RÍOCHT NA MIDHE, 1:1 - 17.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'Archaeology, topography and building fabric: the cathedral and town of medieval Kildare' in Journal of the Kildare Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 19: part 1.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'From frontier town to Renaissance city: Kilkenny 1500-1700' in Proceedings ofthe British Academy, 108.
 * Bradley, John (2001), with Märit Gaimster, 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2000', Medieval Archaeology xlv.
 * Bradley, J. (2000) 'Archaeological excavations at Moynagh Lough, County Meath'. Maynooth University Record,
 * Bradley, John, Märit Gaimster, Cathy Haith and T. B. Jones (1998), 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1997',Medieval Archaeology, 42: pp 107-90.
 * Bradley, John, Beverly Nenk and Cathy Haith (1998), 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1996', MedievalArchaeology, 41: pp 241-328.
 * Bradley, John (1997), 'Brú na Bóinne c.500-c.1600 AD' in Brú na Bóinne, supplement to Archaeology Ireland11: No. 3, pp 32-33.
 * Bradley, John (1999), 'Stirring the pot: Spenser, the View and earthen Ware', Spenser Newsletter 30: no.2,Spring-Summer, pp 29-30.
 * Bradley, John (1999), 'Excavations at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, 1997-8 [7th interim report]', Riocht na Midhe10: pp 1-17.
 * Bradley, John, Michael Potterton (1998), 'Directory of information on archaeology in the Irish Parliament(Oireachtas Éireann)', British and Irish archaeological bibliography 2: pp 218-221.
 * Bradley, John (1998), Contributor of entries to S. J. Connolly (ed.), The Oxford companion to Irish history,Oxford University Press.
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The monastic town of Clonmacnoise' in H. A. King (ed.) Clonmacnoise Studies 1:Seminar Papers 1994, Bray:Wordwell, pp 42-55.
 * Bradley, John (1997), 'The tomb of Anastatia Tobyn at St Patrick's Churchyard, Kilkenny', in J. Kirwan (ed.)Kilkenny: studies in honour of Margaret M. Phelan. Kilkenny Archaeological Society, Kilkenny, pp 21-27.
 * Bradley, John (1997), 'Archaeological excavations at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, 1995-96, [6th interim report]',Ríocht na Midhe ix, no. 3: pp 50-61.
 * Bradley, John (1997), Drogheda: its topography and medieval layout, Old Drogheda Society, 1997, pp 38.
 * Bradley, J.and Märit Gaimster (2004) 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2003’'. Medieval Archaeology, 48:229 - 350.
 * Bradley, J. and Dooley, T. (2004) 'The land for the people’: the land question in independent Ireland, 1923-73.'.
 * Bradley, J.and Märit Gaimster (2004) 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2003’'. Medieval Archaeology, 48:229 - 350.
 * Bradley, J. and Dooley, T. (2004) 'The land for the people’: the land question in independent Ireland, 1923-73.'.


 * Chapters of books
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'A Mesolithic site at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, Ireland' in Barry Raftery (ed.)Recent developments in wetland archaeological research, Dublin.
 * Bradley, John (2001), 'Alice Kyteler' in Wolfgang Behringer et al (eds.), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition (ABC-Clio).
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'A Mesolithic site at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, Ireland' in Barry Raftery (ed.)Recent developments in wetland archaeological research, Dublin.
 * Bradley, John (2001), 'Alice Kyteler' in Wolfgang Behringer et al (eds.), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition (ABC-Clio).
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'A Mesolithic site at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, Ireland' in Barry Raftery (ed.)Recent developments in wetland archaeological research, Dublin.
 * Bradley, John (2001), 'Alice Kyteler' in Wolfgang Behringer et al (eds.), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition (ABC-Clio).
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'A Mesolithic site at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, Ireland' in Barry Raftery (ed.)Recent developments in wetland archaeological research, Dublin.
 * Bradley, John (2001), 'Alice Kyteler' in Wolfgang Behringer et al (eds.), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition (ABC-Clio).
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.
 * Bradley, John (forthcoming), 'A Mesolithic site at Moynagh Lough, Co. Meath, Ireland' in Barry Raftery (ed.)Recent developments in wetland archaeological research, Dublin.
 * Bradley, John (2001), 'Alice Kyteler' in Wolfgang Behringer et al (eds.), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition (ABC-Clio).
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.
 * Bradley, John (1998), 'The medieval boroughs of Dublin' in C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale:studies in honour of Patrick Healy, pp 129-144, Bray: Wordwell.


 * Presentations


 * Bradley, John, 'Irish frontier town or renaissance city? Kilkenny in the sixteenth century', paper delivered to ThePlace of Spenser: Words, Worlds, Works, the conference of the International Spenser Society, PembrokeCollege, Cambridge, 6 July 2001.- 16 -
 * Bradley, John, 'Archaeology, planning and development in Kilkenny', walking tour, Conference of the Instituteof Planners of Ireland, Kilkenny, 29 May, 2001.
 * Bradley, John, 'The castle and town of Kilkenny c.1173-1307', paper delivered to the 36th International Congresson Medieval Studies, University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 4 May, 2001.
 * Bradley, John, 'The medieval and renaissance town in Ireland', paper delivered to the Medieval Studies Seminar,Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 1 May, 2001.
 * Bradley, John, 'Introduction to the Vikings in Dublin', the 7th annual Elden Johnson memorial lecture, PillsburyAuditorium, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, 26 April, 2001


 * In press
 * Bradley, J. ‘Archaeology in Ireland’s journals, 2008’ in Archaeology Ireland 23:1 (Spring 2009).
 * Bradley, J. ‘Archaeology in Ireland’s journals, 2008’ in Archaeology Ireland 23:1 (Spring 2009).
 * Bradley, J. ‘Archaeology in Ireland’s journals, 2008’ in Archaeology Ireland 23:1 (Spring 2009).