Category Archives: Excavations

The Big Dig at Caherduggan Castle: Week 3

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Our third week in Caherduggan was spent excavating sections across a large ditch or moat which surrounded the tower described in last weeks post. We could see this once we removed the topsoil as a dark line of soil which … Continue reading →

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The Legion of the Damned…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

There are a number of us at Rubicon who, as the years have progressed, have found to our horror that we have become ‘desk bound’. We had once soldiered in the trenches as young, fit and healthy field archaeologists, but … Continue reading →

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Cleansing Body and Soul at Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Dunbrody Abbey is situated approximately 12 kilometres south of New Ross, Co. Wexford and is one of the most picturesque of Irish religious houses. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Hervey de Montmorency in the closing decades of the twelfth … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Trap: Why Deer needed Suspicious Minds in Early Medieval Ireland

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Ok. This is an archaeology blog, not a musical appreciation site. Why, I hear you ask, would we feel it necessary to make reference to one of the King’s best known tracks in the title? Well, as we all know … Continue reading →

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Limerick’s 19th Century Pawn Stars!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

You never quite know what to expect when you venture into an archaeological project. In 2002, we were commissioned to undertake an archaeological assessment at Barrington’s Hostel in the centre of Limerick city. Initially it was believed that the location … Continue reading →

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Casting the Bronze Age: A Prehistoric Spearhead Comes to Life

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

In February 2008, Rubicon Heritage Services made a very unusual discovery. While excavating a site at Mullamast, Co. Kildare in advance of construction on the N9/N10 road scheme, a strange metal object was unearthed from a shallow pit on one … Continue reading →

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Viking Longphort Found in Co. Louth

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Archaeologists working in Annagassan, Co. Louth have uncovered evidence for Viking settlement at the potential site of Linnduchaill, previously known only through historical sources. The research project is being carried out by the Annagassan and District Historical Society, with the … Continue reading →

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