Medieval Life
Daily life in a medieval household: food, work, tools, money and the ordinary objects that survive in the archaeological record.
Schools & colleges
History in the classroom, and on its feet
We visit schools and colleges across Ireland with sessions grounded in archaeology, written sources and reconstructed objects — no fantasy, no invented history.
Programmes
Topics we teach
Weapons and Warfare
How arms and armour were made, carried and used — handled through safe replicas, with the evidence behind each one.
HEMA
Historical European Martial Arts: what the surviving fight books say, and a supervised introduction to stance and footwork.
Clothing and Society
What people wore and what it said about them — status, trade, textiles and the law codes that regulated dress.
Life in Medieval Ruthenia
The lands of Rus' and Ruthenia: towns, princes, crafts and trade routes, and their links westward into Europe.
Medieval Europe
The wider European picture — pilgrimage, warfare, learning and exchange — placing Ireland and Ruthenia in one frame.
Hands-on Living History
A practical session: try the crafts, handle the reconstructions, and see how the evidence becomes an object.
Session length, group size and fees are agreed with each school individually.
School enquiry
Write to us as the teacher or coordinator and we will come back with a programme shaped to your class.