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Achill Field School

The Achill Archaeological Field School was founded in 1991 as a Training School for students of archaeology and anthropology. The Field School is based at the Achill Archaeology Centre in Dooagh and at the Deserted Village of Slievemore, both of which are located in the West of Ireland on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.

Academic Credit for overseas students is provided by the National University of Ireland at Galway with whom the school has formal linkage.

The Achill Archaeological Field School , founded in 1991 is ideally situated to deliver courses in FieldTechnique tuition due to its close proximity to numerous sites of archaeological and historical interest spanning 5000 years. Also, as the oldest operational Field School in Ireland it has the benefit of past research and excavations to provide students with a comprehensive understanding in, and experience of Archaeological investigation and research.

In 2009, the Field School continued with the excavations at Round House 2 in in Slievemore and a Late Medieval house at Keem Bay. In 2010, excavations will concentrate on excavations at Round House 2 and an associated prehistoric field system. Excavations are planned at the old Boycott House in Keem Bay and at Annagh Booley Village where transhumance was practiced over a long period of time.

Achill Archaeological Field School
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