This free audiobook tells the story of the archaeological discovery of a medieval village in the shadow of an ancient royal site at Mullamast, Kildare

This free audiobook tells the story of the remarkable archaeological discoveries made during works in advance of the M9 Motorway in County Kildare, where archaeologists found the remains of a long forgotten medieval village that lay in the shadow of one of Ireland’s ancient royal sites.  The excavation at Mullamast revealed important new insights into trade, religion, society and everyday life in medieval Ireland.  This audiobook draws on the archaeological information and contemporary history to tell the story of life and death in medieval Ireland.

This audiobook accompanies the publication Colonising a Royal Landscape, the History and Archaeology of a Medieval Village at Mullamast County Kildare by Teresa Bolger. The book will allow you to dig deeper into the remarkable stories of Mullamast and to learn more about the archaeology and history of this important site. You can find details on the publication at tii.ie.

This Audiobook is an Abarta Heritage Production on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland

This audiobook is an Abarta Heritage Production on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland. The script was written by Damian Shiels, edited by Neil Jackman and narrated by Gerry O’Brien. It was produced by Róisín Burke, and recorded in Bluebird Studios Kildare with sound engineer Declan Lonergan. We wish to thank Teresa Bolger, along with Rónán Swan, Mary Deevy and Noel Dunne of Transport Infrastructure Ireland for all of their support and assistance throughout this project.