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Finding the Black Castle
Our project aimed to identify the site of the medieval Black Castle in Birr, through systematic geophysical survey.
Denis Shine
Archaeology Research Grant Reports
A preliminary investigation of the materiality of equestrian culture in early medieval Ireland (Interim Report)
This project has sought to provide the first ever overview of early medieval equestrianism and associated equipment. This preliminary report describes work carried out to…
Rena Maguire
A Community Archaeology Project at Killyloughran, Creggan, South Armagh
Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2020 Archaeology Research Grants scheme
Colm Donnelly
Environmental assessment of samples from excavations at Linn Duachaill
Nikolah Gilligan
A new scientific approach to determine agricultural management strategies in medieval Ireland
Meriel McClatchie
Archaeology Research Grants Awarded 2021
Please click download to view a list of the most recent Archaeology grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2022.
Royal Irish Academy
Archaeology Research Grants Awarded 2020
Please click download to view a list of the most recent Archaeology grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2021.
Surveying Knockloon: Revealing a ceremonial complex on the edge of the Burren
This project involved the carrying out of a detailed aerial survey of Knockloon hill using a SUA (a small unmanned aircraft or drone).
Rós O Maoldúin
Powerhouse of the West?: The possible wider influence of Irish Bronze Age material culture and ritual practices
This project re-evaluates the present Ex Occidente Lux paradigm for the origins of metalworking in Ireland.
David Bell
Visualising the medieval O’Kelly caput at Lough Croan, Co. Roscommon
The project seeks to use LiDAR to aid in understanding a landscape which has been identified as an area of central importance to the O’Kelly…
Daniel Curley