The Irish Heritage School
@irishheritage.bsky.social
We are Ireland's leading provider of accredited university educational programs. Our ethos is to serve our community through engaging heritage study programs for individual students and faculty led groups.
Apropos our rescue excavations of human remains at Lemanaghan Monastic Complex in Offaly, on foot of Storm Éowyn (which hit this day last year of the feast day of the founder of the monastery), aside from being covered by RTE our real claim to fame is we were covered by @whispersnews
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Apropos our rescue excavations of human remains at Lemanaghan Monastic Complex in Offaly, on foot of Storm Éowyn (which hit this day last year of the feast day of the founder of the monastery), aside from being covered by RTE our real claim to fame is we were covered by @whispersnews
We are delighted to welcome our intrepid band of students from the US, Canada and Australia for our Winter Monastic Midlands Program, run in partnership with the @ifrglobal. It's particularly brrrrrr in Birr this January!
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
We are delighted to welcome our intrepid band of students from the US, Canada and Australia for our Winter Monastic Midlands Program, run in partnership with the @ifrglobal. It's particularly brrrrrr in Birr this January!
We are delighted to welcome our intrepid band of students from the US, Canada and Australia for our Winter Monastic Midlands Program, run in partnership with the @ifrglobal. It's particularly brrrrrr in Birr this January!
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
We are delighted to welcome our intrepid band of students from the US, Canada and Australia for our Winter Monastic Midlands Program, run in partnership with the @ifrglobal. It's particularly brrrrrr in Birr this January!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
This is the last one! - Happy Christmas to all 🧑🎄
Photo 12 - Cairn T at Loughcrew passage tomb complex. One of my signature 'well, I look good' selfies!
This is the last one! - Happy Christmas to all 🧑🎄
Photo 12 - Cairn T at Loughcrew passage tomb complex. One of my signature 'well, I look good' selfies!
December 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
This is the last one! - Happy Christmas to all 🧑🎄
Photo 12 - Cairn T at Loughcrew passage tomb complex. One of my signature 'well, I look good' selfies!
This is the last one! - Happy Christmas to all 🧑🎄
Photo 12 - Cairn T at Loughcrew passage tomb complex. One of my signature 'well, I look good' selfies!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 11 - I feel bad about this one! Same people as Photo 9, but this is the magnificent Neo Gothic ballroom in Slane Castle, Meath.
Photo 11 - I feel bad about this one! Same people as Photo 9, but this is the magnificent Neo Gothic ballroom in Slane Castle, Meath.
December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 11 - I feel bad about this one! Same people as Photo 9, but this is the magnificent Neo Gothic ballroom in Slane Castle, Meath.
Photo 11 - I feel bad about this one! Same people as Photo 9, but this is the magnificent Neo Gothic ballroom in Slane Castle, Meath.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 10 - one of my favourite places to nerd out on geology. The Silurian-Devonian unconformity in the Silver River, Slieve Bloom Mountains, Offaly.
Photo 10 - one of my favourite places to nerd out on geology. The Silurian-Devonian unconformity in the Silver River, Slieve Bloom Mountains, Offaly.
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 10 - one of my favourite places to nerd out on geology. The Silurian-Devonian unconformity in the Silver River, Slieve Bloom Mountains, Offaly.
Photo 10 - one of my favourite places to nerd out on geology. The Silurian-Devonian unconformity in the Silver River, Slieve Bloom Mountains, Offaly.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 9 - Tricky one. This is one of my patented floor selfies, inside the foyer of the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. A must visit in Dublin for archaeology nerds.
Photo 9 - Tricky one. This is one of my patented floor selfies, inside the foyer of the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. A must visit in Dublin for archaeology nerds.
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 9 - Tricky one. This is one of my patented floor selfies, inside the foyer of the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. A must visit in Dublin for archaeology nerds.
Photo 9 - Tricky one. This is one of my patented floor selfies, inside the foyer of the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. A must visit in Dublin for archaeology nerds.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 8 - Sneak one 😜; on a tour of the Centre for Experimental Archaeology in UCD; inside the roundhouse. It is surprisingly big!
Photo 8 - Sneak one 😜; on a tour of the Centre for Experimental Archaeology in UCD; inside the roundhouse. It is surprisingly big!
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 8 - Sneak one 😜; on a tour of the Centre for Experimental Archaeology in UCD; inside the roundhouse. It is surprisingly big!
Photo 8 - Sneak one 😜; on a tour of the Centre for Experimental Archaeology in UCD; inside the roundhouse. It is surprisingly big!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 7 - The Medieval City of Kilkenny from atop St Canice's Round Tower. A scary climb but worth every step!
Photo 7 - The Medieval City of Kilkenny from atop St Canice's Round Tower. A scary climb but worth every step!
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 7 - The Medieval City of Kilkenny from atop St Canice's Round Tower. A scary climb but worth every step!
Photo 7 - The Medieval City of Kilkenny from atop St Canice's Round Tower. A scary climb but worth every step!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 6 - another easy one. The view from the top of Knowth Passage Tomb in Bru na Boyne. A stunning landscape!
Photo 6 - another easy one. The view from the top of Knowth Passage Tomb in Bru na Boyne. A stunning landscape!
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 6 - another easy one. The view from the top of Knowth Passage Tomb in Bru na Boyne. A stunning landscape!
Photo 6 - another easy one. The view from the top of Knowth Passage Tomb in Bru na Boyne. A stunning landscape!
Our longest standing faculty led program is with Indiana State University, and 2026 will mark ten years of a wonderful partnership that has brought so much to the communities in which we live and work.
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our longest standing faculty led program is with Indiana State University, and 2026 will mark ten years of a wonderful partnership that has brought so much to the communities in which we live and work.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 5 - easy one 😁; Dun Aonghasa Hillfort; dating to the Bronze Age and a must visit on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands.
Photo 5 - easy one 😁; Dun Aonghasa Hillfort; dating to the Bronze Age and a must visit on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands.
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 5 - easy one 😁; Dun Aonghasa Hillfort; dating to the Bronze Age and a must visit on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands.
Photo 5 - easy one 😁; Dun Aonghasa Hillfort; dating to the Bronze Age and a must visit on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 4 - The Interbasaltic Horizon at the Giant's Causeway. If you visit, do the cliff walk and check out the red laterite horizon.
Photo 4 - The Interbasaltic Horizon at the Giant's Causeway. If you visit, do the cliff walk and check out the red laterite horizon.
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 4 - The Interbasaltic Horizon at the Giant's Causeway. If you visit, do the cliff walk and check out the red laterite horizon.
Photo 4 - The Interbasaltic Horizon at the Giant's Causeway. If you visit, do the cliff walk and check out the red laterite horizon.
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 3 - The early 16th century Franciscan college on the Hill of Slane, founded by the Anglo-Norman Flemings family, and one of the best picnic spots in Ireland!
Photo 3 - The early 16th century Franciscan college on the Hill of Slane, founded by the Anglo-Norman Flemings family, and one of the best picnic spots in Ireland!
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 3 - The early 16th century Franciscan college on the Hill of Slane, founded by the Anglo-Norman Flemings family, and one of the best picnic spots in Ireland!
Photo 3 - The early 16th century Franciscan college on the Hill of Slane, founded by the Anglo-Norman Flemings family, and one of the best picnic spots in Ireland!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 2 - Galros Bog, Birr, CO. Offaly. Harvested by Bord na Mona, you can see the post-glacial lake marl under the bog!
Photo 2 - Galros Bog, Birr, CO. Offaly. Harvested by Bord na Mona, you can see the post-glacial lake marl under the bog!
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 2 - Galros Bog, Birr, CO. Offaly. Harvested by Bord na Mona, you can see the post-glacial lake marl under the bog!
Photo 2 - Galros Bog, Birr, CO. Offaly. Harvested by Bord na Mona, you can see the post-glacial lake marl under the bog!
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 1 - The Spire, Dublin city centre. It has inspired some interesting nicknames. e.g. the Stiletto in the Ghetto, the Nail in the Pale and the Stiffy by the Liffey!
Photo 1 - The Spire, Dublin city centre. It has inspired some interesting nicknames. e.g. the Stiletto in the Ghetto, the Nail in the Pale and the Stiffy by the Liffey!
December 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For the next twelve days (at this time) we are going to give the answers to our 'where am I?' competition.
Photo 1 - The Spire, Dublin city centre. It has inspired some interesting nicknames. e.g. the Stiletto in the Ghetto, the Nail in the Pale and the Stiffy by the Liffey!
Photo 1 - The Spire, Dublin city centre. It has inspired some interesting nicknames. e.g. the Stiletto in the Ghetto, the Nail in the Pale and the Stiffy by the Liffey!
We have been partnering with Dr Jeanne Sumrall, Fort Hays University KAMS program, on environmental science programs since 2019. We explore the landscape from the bedrock to glacial sediments to flora and microfauna to human impact on the landscape over time in the Midlands and Burren regions.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We have been partnering with Dr Jeanne Sumrall, Fort Hays University KAMS program, on environmental science programs since 2019. We explore the landscape from the bedrock to glacial sediments to flora and microfauna to human impact on the landscape over time in the Midlands and Burren regions.
Monday mischief 🤣
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Monday mischief 🤣
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Miriam excavated with us in Ferns, and did an internship in 2023. She was a valued and fun part of the team for the summer, and we have really enjoyed watching her career flourish as she surveys the most incredible landscapes across the US working in CRM. Miriam is also an excellent artist 😁
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Miriam excavated with us in Ferns, and did an internship in 2023. She was a valued and fun part of the team for the summer, and we have really enjoyed watching her career flourish as she surveys the most incredible landscapes across the US working in CRM. Miriam is also an excellent artist 😁
Sacramento University have been coming to us since 2021 on a Service Learning Program led by Dr Lee Simpson. The students are always hard working and enthusiastic, and their work has contributed so much to the heritage town of Birr.
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sacramento University have been coming to us since 2021 on a Service Learning Program led by Dr Lee Simpson. The students are always hard working and enthusiastic, and their work has contributed so much to the heritage town of Birr.
It's Throwback Thursday, when we take a look back at happy memories of past projects.
Seir Kieran was founded by St Kieran in the 5th century and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. We have undertaken LiDAR scanning, geophysical survey, graveyard recording and an educational program.
Seir Kieran was founded by St Kieran in the 5th century and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. We have undertaken LiDAR scanning, geophysical survey, graveyard recording and an educational program.
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's Throwback Thursday, when we take a look back at happy memories of past projects.
Seir Kieran was founded by St Kieran in the 5th century and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. We have undertaken LiDAR scanning, geophysical survey, graveyard recording and an educational program.
Seir Kieran was founded by St Kieran in the 5th century and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. We have undertaken LiDAR scanning, geophysical survey, graveyard recording and an educational program.
Competition Tuesday! It's the last week of our annual photo identification contest. There are 12 in total - go back to posts for the last five Tuesdays to revise). Send in your answers (1-12) by email to [email protected] by 31 Dec 2025 to be in with a chance to win 💪
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Competition Tuesday! It's the last week of our annual photo identification contest. There are 12 in total - go back to posts for the last five Tuesdays to revise). Send in your answers (1-12) by email to [email protected] by 31 Dec 2025 to be in with a chance to win 💪
Monday mischief 🤣
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Monday mischief 🤣
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Join us if you think learning should be fun (scan the QR code on the fourth image)
Sunday is about gratitude. The lovely notes we receive from students, and watching their journeys after they leave makes it all worth while. For the next few weeks, we would like to share a few. If you know someone who might be interested in joining us in 2026, scan the QR code in the last image 🤗
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sunday is about gratitude. The lovely notes we receive from students, and watching their journeys after they leave makes it all worth while. For the next few weeks, we would like to share a few. If you know someone who might be interested in joining us in 2026, scan the QR code in the last image 🤗
Our partnership with Sonoma State University started in 2019, and most years since Prof Mary Gomes has brought an intrepid group of students to study the Irish landscape, myths and dreams. We base ourselves in Rock Farm Slane as a base to explore the Boyne Valley and beyond.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our partnership with Sonoma State University started in 2019, and most years since Prof Mary Gomes has brought an intrepid group of students to study the Irish landscape, myths and dreams. We base ourselves in Rock Farm Slane as a base to explore the Boyne Valley and beyond.