were like in their original state. This is the purpose of the Irish National Heritage
Park.

To let you see how people lived, worshipped and buried their dead, at different periods
in history.
This has been accomplished by constructing full-scale reconstructions of the types of
homesteads, places of ritual of worship, burial modes, and other, long forgotten,
remains of a past stretching back around 9,000 years.

Each reconstruction in the park was carried out under the guidance of professional
archaeologist.

The Park consists of diverse environmental settings including woodland, open fields,
lakes, riverside and wet meadows. This has enabled each site to be located in its
proper natural setting, exactly as it would have been originally. For example, the Middle
Stone Age hut is surrounded by trees of willow, birch, hazel, and pine, typical of the
Irish woodland following the Ice age.

By the time the first farmers had arrived, some 3,000 years later, other species such as
oak, elm and ash had become established. This increase in species can be clearly seen
at the Late Stone Age farmstead.

We hope you enjoy the online tour and look forward to meeting you at the Irish
National Heritage Park.