Amplify Archaeology

Explore medieval marvels with this Audio Guide tour of the historic town of Kilmallock. This free audio guide will delve through centuries of Kilmallock’s history, from its foundation in around 600 AD by St. Mocheallóg, to the arrival of the Normans who built the town walls and gates, and through the medieval period when Kilmallock became the seat of the Desmond Earls and one of the principal town...

Hear the story of Sligo’s associations with Queen Maeve and William Butler Yeats with the free Sligo Walking Tour Audio Guide.

The Story of County Kildare Audiobook will give you a flavour of some of the people and places that have shaped Kildare. We’ll hear about the prehistoric monuments like Broadleas Stone Circle, before delving into the story of St Brigid and exploring some of Kildare’s marvellous monastic heritage. We’ll hear about the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, and the power, majesty and tragedy of the FitzGeral...

Abbeyleix Walking Tour Audio Guide Take a self guided tour through one of Ireland’s most charming historic towns In the heart of the Irish midlands, Abbeyleix is perhaps the finest example of a planned estate town in the country and contains splendid Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architectural heritage. In 1995, it was designated as Ireland’s first Heritage Town. This Audio Guide will lead you...

Kildare Monastic Trail Audio Guide Take an epic self guided tour to discover round towers, spectacular high crosses and ancient monasteries along the Kildare Monastic Trail. County Kildare is at the heart of the story of the dawn of Christianity in Ireland, and some of Ireland’s most famous saints like Brigid, Colmcille and Patrick have strong links with the county. On our tour we will discover th...

Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide Enjoy a self guided tour of this historic and charming Tipperary town. Located in a picturesque corner of North West Tipperary, Cloughjordan is surrounded by lush green pastureland and damp peat bogs. The area has attracted settlers as far back as the remote prehistoric past. Our tour will lead you through millennia in the town's story, from its medieval ori...

Journey through the heritage town of Kells with this free self guided tour This self guided tour of the charming historic town of Kells in County Meath will introduce you to Kells rich history and tell you the story of how it developed from an important monastic settlement founded by St. Colmcille in the sixth century, and the place where the world famous Book of Kells was completed in the ninth c...

Luas – Dublins Timeline Audiobook Let’s take a ride on the Luas as we travel through Dublin’s history and archaeology! The Luas is Dublin’s light-rail transit service. The development of the Luas network saw some of the biggest infrastructural developments of modern Dublin, and in a city as old as Dublin, wherever you dig you are likely to find echoes of the past. During the construction of the Lu...

The Laois Monastic Trail Audio Guide will lead you around the beautiful landscape of County Laois to discover the remains of ancient churches and monasteries and to hear stories of saints and sinners at the dawn of Christianity in Ireland. On our tour you will discover wonderful historical sites like Aghaboe Abbey, Clonenagh, Coolbanagher, Timahoe with its famous round tower and Killeshin one of t...

Bruff Heritage Trail Audio Guide Take a self guided tour to discover the ancestral home of one of America’s most famous dynasties with the Bruff Heritage Trail Audio Guide Join us on a self guided tour through the peaceful rural town of Bruff which is located in the heart of the Golden Vale of Munster in County Limerick. The town is full of fascinating historical buildings and features, and it is...

The Derrynaflan Trail Audio Guide Take a self guided tour to explore some of Tipperary’s finest treasures. Explore truly remarkable historic treasures in Tipperary like Holycross Abbey, Kilcooley Abbey, Liathmore and Derrynaflan with this free self guided tour of the Derrynaflan Trail. The Derrynaflan Trail will lead you around the beautiful landscape of the Slieve Ardagh region in County Tipperar...

Archaeological sites in wetlands vary from wooden trackways, platforms and bridges, to fish traps and fulachta fiadh. One of the defining characteristics of wetland sites is the high quality preservation of organic remains, including human remains as we see so poignantly in the case of ‘bog bodies’. In a sense, the bogs also act as environmental time capsules, as they preserve important palaeoenvi...

This is the final episode of a miniseries focusing on Newgrange. In this edition Neil was joined by Professor Gabriel Cooney, one of Ireland’s foremost experts on the Neolithic and chairperson of the Research Committee of the Bru na Boinne World Heritage Site. In the podcast we discuss many aspects of Newgrange and the winter solstice, along with its landscape context, Neolithic society in Ireland...

Newgrange: Light at the End of the Tunnel. An #AmplifyArchaeology Podcast Miniseries Part 4. In this edition Neil was joined by Dr Robert Hensey, author of the excellent book: First Light: The Origins of Newgrange. We had a wide ranging discussion about the concept of time, the process of understanding, megalithic art, light and darkness, communication across time and space and what the celebratio...

This is the third episode of a miniseries focusing on Newgrange. In this edition Neil was joined by Clare Tuffy of the Office of Public Works. Clare has worked at Newgrange for over 30 years, and we discuss her incredible experience at the site and how Newgrange has changed over the years, what it’s like to manage a World Heritage Site, and the magic of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange.

This is the second episode of a miniseries focusing on Newgrange. In this edition I was joined by Dr Jessica Smyth of UCD School of Archaeology. We discussed Jessica’s exciting project Passage Tomb People, her first impressions of Newgrange and how that has changed over the years, daily life in Neolithic Ireland, prehistoric landscapes and the value of archives.

This is the first episode of a miniseries focusing on Newgrange. In this edition Neil was joined by Professor Muiris O’Sullivan, one of the legends of Irish archaeology. Muiris has spent a lifetime studying and writing about Irish archaeology. He has a particular interest in megalithic art, and in the podcast we discuss many aspects of Newgrange, the people who built it, and its meaning today. We...

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.

The landscape around the Bay of Dundalk is full of stories, such as the legendary tales of Cú Chulainn. However, archaeologists have uncovered new discoveries every bit as compelling, and you can hear the tales with this free audiobook.