# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: An important Viking settlement and an archaeological site of national significance, we welcome back archaeologist Antoine Giacometti to update us on all of the developments and discoveries that have taken place since his previous visit.

In 2024, an excavation at the former De La Salle National School and Monastery in Ballyfermot unearthed 32 human skeletons dating from around 500 - 1000AD. A large enclosure, human remains, and more, have been identified at the medieval site and evidence indicates there was a significant Viking settlement during the second half of the first millennium. Join us to hear the latest!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin/archaeological-excavations-at-de-la-salle-ballyfermot/200030525996530
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dublin
- **state**: DN
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin, County Dublin, D22 XP03, Ireland
- **lat**: 53.32072
- **long**: -6.38853
- **full address**: Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin, County Dublin, D22 XP03, Ireland

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- **Alt text**: Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot being held?
  - **A:** Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot takes place on Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin, County Dublin, D22 XP03, Ireland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot?
  - **A:** Archaeological Excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot is organized by SDCC Libraries Clondalkin.

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