Professional
Record

Supported the Site Director during test excavation at Halston Street, Dublin City, contributing to excavation, planning, and photographic recording. Archaeological remains included medieval deposits underlying 18th-century structural remains. Work required careful observation, accurate recording, and maintenance of excavation standards throughout the testing programme.

Worked as part of a field team on a large-scale excavation of a bailey site in Dunleer, County Louth. Responsibilities included identification, cleaning, and excavation of archaeological features while maintaining accurate field standards and documentation. The project was subsequently placed on hold.

Worked adjacent to a large-scale housing development in Maynooth, County Kildare, primarily overseeing archaeological monitoring of approximately 15 test trenches. Responsibilities included ensuring trench alignment adhered to the approved trench layout plan, identifying archaeological features during excavation, and cleaning features for formal recording. Recorded archaeology included approximately three burials, one ring ditch, and one burnt pit.

Assisted in the excavation and cleaning of a ring ditch in Malahide, County Dublin, preparing the feature for accurate photographic recording and archaeological documentation. Work required careful cleaning and close attention to feature definition prior to recording.

Conducted archaeological monitoring of groundworks associated with pipe installation along the roadway adjacent to Carton House, Maynooth. Responsibilities included observation of mechanical excavation, identification of potential archaeological deposits, and immediate reporting of archaeological features where necessary.

Worked on the large-scale excavation of an early medieval cemetery at Kilmactalway, County Dublin, comprising approximately 220 inhumations alongside associated archaeological features including ring ditches and ancillary deposits. Core responsibilities included the careful excavation of approximately 40 human burials, preserving articulated skeletal remains and maintaining stratigraphic integrity throughout excavation. Additional responsibilities included context recording, associated feature recording, completion of context sheets, and supporting archaeological documentation. This role required strong attention to detail, high recording standards, and careful handling of human remains and associated materials.

Worked on excavation of protected structural remains dating to the 1850s at the Arbour Hill Prison complex, Dublin. Supported the Site Director in cleaning, photography, and recording of archaeological features identified during excavation. Archaeological remains included structural foundations such as walls, drains, and floor surfaces. Principal remains were preserved in situ.

Worked on a large-scale archaeological testing programme associated with residential development in Maynooth, County Kildare. Supported the Site Director in cleaning, photography, and recording of archaeological features identified during testing. Archaeology included pits, postholes, and multiple linear features.

Worked on an urban redevelopment excavation in the historic centre of New Ross, County Wexford, as part of a small excavation team investigating the remains of a medieval burgage plot and associated archaeological features. Main responsibilities included cleaning, photography, planning, and recording of archaeological features and finds during excavation.

Worked as a trainee archaeologist on a large-scale residential development excavation in Ashbourne, County Meath, contributing as part of a multidisciplinary team on a multi-period archaeological site. Core activities included cleaning, photography, planning, and recording of archaeological features. Archaeological remains encountered included burnt mounds, ring ditches, a ring barrow, an early medieval cemetery, isolated cremation pits, and post-medieval features including field systems, metalled surfaces, and drainage features.