RTÉ’s longest running factual programme did a fantastic feature on the Beaubec excavations. It aired on Thursday, 7 November 2019 and begins at 7 minutes and 40 seconds into the programme. Get ready for your close-up! Clicking on the photo below will bring you to the RTÉ Player.
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Preliminary report
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“I read the news today, oh boy”
Matthew Stout and John McCullen ‘appeared’ on Mary Wilson’s Drivetime RTÉ Radio programme this evening. Here is a link to that interview https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21599707. Meanwhile, thanks to Louise Walsh, the Beaubec excavations are all over the papers. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, we heard on Friday that the FBD Trust has approved our grant for …
“C’est magnifique”
This week’s Drogheda Independent (Tuesday July 30, 2019) features a front page headline and a double page spread about the Beaubec excavations. The article was written by Fiona Magennis and it is accompanied by a fine selection of photographs by Paul Connor capturing every aspect of the dig. Make sure to get your copy! The …
Day 20 – “Get back”
Our final day of the 2019 season at Beaubec was a calm and happy affair. Sadhbh led a team who cleaned the tools and put them in store for another season. Matt, Billy and Laura finished up the last bit of recording of their text book Cutting D(on’t let us down). In the finds office …
Day 19 – “The End”
The last shovel load of clay came out of Cutting D(on’t let me down) this afternoon to mark the end of digging at Beaubec for this season. There was a great sense of relief for the team that we had achieved our goals. The final recording is almost complete. The ditch crew have been covering …
Day 18 – “Flying”
Today the site was buzzing with people coming and going, surveying, filling context sheets, wet sieving, sorting finds trays and making tea. Great to see John Lalor – senior (and gifted) photographer of the Photographic Unit, National Monuments Service – who photographed the site and the excavation process. Alan and Andy are doing a super …
Day 17 – “Here comes the sun”
It was a beautiful summer’s day at the site and all the surfaces have dried to a golden glow. Ben and Joe kindly came down to the site to do a video and drone survey, which we can’t wait to see. In Cutting C(an’t buy me love) Siobhan McCormack returned to us for the day …
Day 16 – “Magical Mystery Tour”
The day began slowly and built up into a crescendo of activity (and visitors). We all know that this is the last week so there is growing pressure to finish the Cuttings. Cuttings A(bbey road) and B(eatles for sale) are completed and work is concentrated in Cutting D(on’t let me down) where the corn drying kiln …
Day 15 – “Tell Me What You See”
Despite the inclement weather, drawing boards were out in strength and Cuttings A(bbey Road), D(on’t let me down) and B(eatles for sale) were festooned with tapes. Recording is in full swing with Laura, Andy and Matthew in charge. The stonewall beside the kiln in Cutting D(on’t let me down) continues to lengthen. Tom and Cumhall …
Beaubec Excavations 