2021 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19
COVID–19 UPDATE: 12 April 2021 It is with much regret and great sadness that as a result of the unprecedented and unpredictable conditions arising from… Read More »2021 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19
Introduction: Help Us Write the History of Achill Island
“Having a seat at the table and an acknowledged voice matters far more to local communities than being invited to hear foreigners talk to them… Read More »Introduction: Help Us Write the History of Achill Island
Pot-boilers, limpets, and wine bottles: Digging Caraun Point 2018
What was it like to live on an island off Ireland’s Atlantic coast in the eighteenth century? Popular images of this place and time are… Read More »Pot-boilers, limpets, and wine bottles: Digging Caraun Point 2018
Illuminating the past: Experimenting with rush lights
By Bridgit Lee Working here at the Achill Archaeological Field School on early modern vernacular housing for the past two summers, one of the constant… Read More »Illuminating the past: Experimenting with rush lights
Launch of New Achill Archaeology Guidebook
Theresa McDonald’s new book, A Guide to Archaeological and Historical Sites on Achill, Achillbeg and the Corraun Peninsula, was launched last night in Dooagh by well-known archaeologist… Read More »Launch of New Achill Archaeology Guidebook