Grant Reports

Fingerprinting Famine Graves

The planned drone surveys of two Great Famine cemeteries took place at Pulla, Co. Waterford, and Gort, Co. Galway.

John Tierney

Finding the Black Castle

Our project aimed to identify the site of the medieval Black Castle in Birr, through systematic geophysical survey.

Denis Shine

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

Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2020 Archaeology Research Grants scheme

Nikolah Gilligan

A new scientific approach to determine agricultural management strategies in medieval Ireland

Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2020 Archaeology Research Grants scheme

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.

Royal Irish Academy

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