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Archaeologists have been impressed by the huge treasure trove of artefacts that have been discovered so far during excavations of a crannog ...

The Book of Kells is widely recognised as one of the world’s most beautiful decorated manuscripts and a masterpiece of European medieval art...

If you ever wondered whether you are you descended from the Vikings or the Normans, now is the time to find out. A network of academics...

Archaeologists exploring links among early medieval monasteries in Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe have discovered important evidence...

The 10 millionth visitor to the Old Library, Trinity College Dublin since the creation of its visitor centre in 1992 was welcomed yesterday...

A recent article on sexuality and childbirth in early medieval Ireland reveals some surprising attitudes towards abortion held among the Chr...

Excavations on Dunnyneil Island in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, have revealed a seventh century trading emporium frequented by merc...

Trinity College Dublin historians have reconstructed invaluable medieval documents destroyed during the bombardment of the Four Courts in 19...

The fascinating story behind a 1,200-year-old book unearthed by a mechanical digger operator six years ago in an Irish bog was told by the m...

The classic account of St Patrick’s life tells us that he was abducted from Western Britain in his teens and forced into slavery in Ireland ...

Here is a series of articles about the theft of the relic of St. Laurence O’Toole this weekend from a church in Dublin, Ireland. Somewhere...

The preserved heart of St Laurence O’Toole, Dublin’s patron saint has been stolen from the city’s Christ Church Cathedral. The theft occurre...

The Roman General Agricola reportedly says he can take and hold Ireland with a single legion. Some archaeologists have claimed the Romans di...

Research into the Stowe Missal, an Irish manuscript written around 800 A.D., has led to the exciting discoveries of two new Old Irish verbs ...

Ireland might not pop to mind as the most romantic of destinations, but the Emerald Isle’s charms can be quite seductive. Dublin has a you...

Plans for a ‘Medieval Mile’ in Kilkenny are due to be announced in the next few weeks, and the project will help to promote the South East a...

A new book about the religious order that created Jerpoint Abbey is being launched this Friday night. A Monastic Landscape: The Cistercian...

An extensive tidal weir complex close to Barna and a late medieval quay on Mutton Island have become the latest in a series of recent archae...

Archaeologists in County Clare believe they have discovered Ireland’s earliest surviving example of a timber framed house. Dendrochronologic...