Co Laois is home to a towering medieval fortress that allows visitors to experience a different chapter of Ireland's past ...

A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

Archaeologists recently discovered multiple prehistoric monuments in the South East of Ireland. This discovery fills in the ...

These chambers at Loughcrew are some of the best-kept secrets in ancient archaeological Ireland. We drove down a narrow lane, past farmhouses and barking dogs. We passed a field where the most ...

Welcome to Ireland's Ancient East, a vast playground of incredible history, compelling characters and, yes, beautiful green pastures. Comprising 17 counties that lie east of the River Shannon and ...

Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has overturned this idea. By integrating exciting new results from ancient DNA ...

If you’ve been hoping for an opportunity to stretch your legs this long weekend, you might consider some of Ireland’s ancient ...

Ireland’s Ancient East is full of myths and legends; you just have to know where to look. For as far back as the stories stretch in Ireland, the Hill of Uisneach (pronounced “ish-knock”) in ...