Public Lectures
Aspects of the Pilgrimage Tradition on Caher Island and St Mac Dara’s Island’
Irish Congress of Medievalists (Upcoming Lecture)
New Research on the Archaeology of Inishbofin and the Western Islands of Connacht
Inishbofin Island Walking Festival, May 25, 2013
Historic Sites & Images of the West of Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland, May 19, 2013
Bualadh isteach: the drowned archaeological landscapes of the Burren coast
Irish Quaternary Association Spring Meeting and AGM, Sat 27 April, 2013
The Early History of Oughterard (A Hanoverian Fort on the Irish Frontier)
Connemara’s Hidden Heritage Conference, Oughterard, April 26, 2013
New Research into the Archaeology on Irish Upland and Islands
Walkers Association of Ireland Talks, October 17, 2012
Moynagh points, dog whelks and sand smelts. Observations on the coastal settlements of H-Iar Connaught, Co. Galway
Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland Spring Conference, April 21, 2012
New insights into the development of Skellig Michael World Heritage Site
Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, April 21, 2012
Irish Settlement in Post Roman Wales – Association for Roman Archaeology
Association for Roman Archaeology, July 22-25, 2011
A critical evaluation of the proposed evidence for the existence of wooden table altars on early Christian sites in western Ireland.
Irish Conference of Medievalists, June 24-26, 2011
New insights into the development of Skellig Michael based on recent research
Irish Quaternary Association Spring Meeting and AGM, March 27 2010
New Insights into Skellig Michael
Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society, Dec 5, 2009
In the lands of the Conmaicne Mara–the Dog Sons of the sea
Irish Conference of Medievalists, June 27–30, 2009
Even on Their Knees: Climbing the Holy Mountain of Croagh Patrick and the Pilgrimage Tradition in Irish Christianity
Harvard Divinity School, 1August 12, 2008
Upland Archaeology in Ireland
University of Melbourne, October 9, 2008
The Port of Aran: The History and Archaeology of Killeany, Inis Mor, Oileáin Árainn
National Museum of Australia, October 8, 2008
The impact of World Heritage Status on Skellig Michael: authenticity versus visualisation
Irish Conference of Medievalists, June 26-29, 2008
The Bronze Age Archaeological Landscapes of Inishboffin, Inishark and Inishlyon
Irish Quaternary Association Annual Symposium, November 23, 2007
The neglected majority–unenclosed settlement in western and south-western Ireland in the Early Christian period
Irish Conference of Medievalists, June 28–30, 2007
The problem of the Scots: the nature and extent of “Irish” settlement in Britain
Irish Conference of Medievalists, June 22–24, 2006