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Ireland: Monastic Midlands Excavation (IFR)

Join this ongoing research project and be part of archaeology in action to conserve Irish national heritage! This teaching-based field school is an integral part of the major research project the Monastic Midlands Project and its continued efforts to understand and preserve the cultural heritage and monuments of this beautiful region of Ireland. This program takes a holistic landscape scale approach to community based archaeological research in order to assess monasteries built between the 5th a

CountryIreland
RegionBirr, County Offaly, Ireland
PeriodMedieval
Dates / season2 sessions in 2027
StatusListed on AFOB
TypeField School
Application deadlineFebruary 1, 2027
CostUnknown, ask the project
Minimum age18
Academic credit6 Semester (9 Quarter)
AccommodationStudents will stay with local families in County Offaly. Home Stay students live with local families, and experience true home life in provincial Ireland. Typically students will either walk to or be brought to John’s Hall daily, before availing of pre-arranged transport to site as appropriate. Stud
Last checked2026-10-16

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