The public are invited to find out what was uncovered at Swords Castle last summer, as a result of the successful Season 2 of Digging History.

A morning seminar on the findings will be held in the Atrium, County Hall, Swords on Saturday 18th February from 10am-1pm.

A County Council spokesperson said, “Over one hundred members of the community, local and visitors alike, took part in the dig last August and now we have the first results of their hard work. The seminar will be opened by County Mayor, Cllr. Darragh Butler, a frequent visitor to the excavation. Specialists have examined the material we found and we can start to add more to the story of Swords Castle.”

“Dr Meriel McClathcie will tell us about what people were eating and growing there; Professor Roger Stalley will look at the architecture of the castle and the history of its development through time and Siobhan Duffy will tell us the stories behind the small finds. The director of the Swords Castle: Digging History project, Christine Baker will paint a picture of what has been discovered at Swords Castle so far from previously unknown ditches, decorated tiles, to burning buildings, wine and a fragment of human skull,” the spokesperson confirmed.

“The past two summers of digging have not only widened our understanding of the story of Swords Castle and how people used it in the past, but have created a link to present communities and the way they engage with their monument” said Fingal’s Community Archaeologist, Christine Baker. ‘It is also great fun, meeting so many enthusiastic people, who are interested in the past.”

Following the seminar, at 2.15pm there will be an opportunity to see behind the scenes at the museum! The National Museum of Ireland has kindly agreed to open the doors of its Collections Resource Centre, where everything not on public display is kept. The Collection Resource Centre is located on the Balheary Road (the old Motorola factory), Swords.