Achill Archaeological Field School Public Lectures

Tuesday 3 July
Dr. Colin Breen, University of Ulster
'Warriors and merchants: Ulster and Scotland in the later Middle Ages'

Tuesday 10 July
Dr. Rory Sherlock, Director of Fieldwork, Achill Archaeological Field School
The Chronology of the Irish Tower House: Using new techniques to date old castles

Tuesday 17 July
Ruairi O Baoill, Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, QUB, Belfast.
Hidden History Below Our Feet: the Archaeological Story of Belfast

Tuesday 24 July
Paul Gosling, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway
The Naust versus The Pier; berthage and mooring options for inshore craft on the west coast of Ireland

Tuesday 31 July
Dr. Kieran O'Conor, School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway
Elite settlement in Gaelic Ireland during the high medieval period (1100-1350)

Lectures commence 8 pm (Sharp) at the Archaeology Centre, Dooagh, Achill Island.