Blackfriary Archaeology Field School

20/08/2026

Our Kids Dig takes place tomorrow, Friday the 21st from 12 to 4pm.

Suitable for ages 4 to 10 years old.

No booking necessary.

Heritage Week Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project Meath County Council

18/08/2026

Join us for site tours Wednesday and Thursday this week at 12pm. All welcome!

Or if you are over 16 and would like to be an archaeologist for a day, join our post-excavation team on Wednesday and Thursday this week from 10am to 4pm!

Meath County Council
Heritage Week
Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project

16/08/2026

Our Kids Dig takes place tomorrow, Monday the 17th, and Friday the 21st from 12 to 4pm.

Suitable for ages 4 to 10 years old.

No booking necessary.

Heritage Week Meath County Council

15/08/2026

We have lots of events this week for National Heritage Week!!

15/08/2026

11/08/2026

Catch up on the features being excavated this season!
Disclosure: No archaeological features were destroyed in the making of this video.

04/08/2026

A reminder of our community events this week and next at the Black Friary Trim!

Wednesday August 5th + Thursday August 6th:
Community Dig: Post-Excavation;
10am - 4pm
This is an opportunity to wash and process archaeological material from the excavation.
Book by emailing [email protected]

Wednesday August 12th + Thursday August 13th:
Community Dig: Post-Excavation; 10am - 4pm
This is an opportunity to wash and process archaeological material from the excavation.
Book by emailing [email protected]

30/07/2026

Trust us, we know trowels ;)

28/07/2026

At Blackfriary, everything becomes a two person job when you're with your bestie ✨✨

27/07/2026

We are very excited to announce our Heritage Week events for 2026!

In addition to Heritage Week, some of our events will take place throught August this Year. See below for all of our events!

Additional events in August:

Wednesday August 5th + Thursday August 6th:
Community Dig: Post-Excavation;
10am - 4pm
This is an opportunity to wash and process archaeological material from the excavation.
Book by emailing [email protected]

Wednesday August 12th + Thursday August 13th:
Community Dig: Post-Excavation; 10am - 4pm
This is an opportunity to wash and process archaeological material from the excavation.
Book by emailing [email protected]