Building on the Past: Archaeological investigations on the N2/M2 Finglas to Ashbourne road project

REVIEW BY CH Engagingly written and well-illustrated, Building on the Past discusses the results of 20 archaeological excavations undertaken on a 17km stretch of the N2/M2 road corridor between Finglas, Co. Dublin, and Ashbourne, Co. Meath. The works were carried out in 2004-2005, and some of their discoveries have already been published elsewhere (in summary or in full), but this book provides the all-important overview, bringing the project’s various aspects together as an insightful, very readable whole. It is written by Finola O’Carroll, who was Senior Archaeologist for Cultural Resource Development Services (CRDS) Ltd, the company that carried out the investigations, together wit