It is known from a variety of historical sources, mainly Irish annals, that Vikings were operating in Waterford Harbour from the ninth century and returned in large fleets during the years AD 914–17. There are the rich and well-documented archaeological discoveries from the late

archaeology | site investigation | geophysical surveys

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Archaeological investigations on the route of the new N25 Waterford City Bypass discovered a large Viking settlement of ninth to eleventh century date on the banks of the River Suir in the townland of Woodstown in County Waterford.1 This may have supplanted an earlier Ir

archaeology | artefacts | viking

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