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Space and settlement in medieval Ireland

Space and settlement in medieval Ireland

This volume is a selection of some of the most inspirational papers given at the first three Space and Settlement conferences held annually in Trinity College Dublin. Each contribution represents the ‘new frontier’ of research in this growing field...This volume is a selection of some of the most inspirational papers given at the first three Space and Settlement conferences held...
Author/Editor: Vicky McAlister & Terry Barry, editors
Lough Ree

Lough Ree

Historic lakeland settlement

Combining archaeology, historical geography, history and literature, this book explores the settlement history of Lough Ree through the centuries. Themes include place-names, mythology and literature, the architecture and context of ecclesiastical and secular buildings on the islands and surrounding shores,...Combining archaeology, historical geography, history and literature, this book explores the settlement history of Lough Ree through the centuries. Themes include place-names, mythology...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Cunningham & Harman Murtagh, editors
Agriculture and settlement in Ireland
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Agriculture and settlement in Ireland

Published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement and the Agricultural History Society of Ireland, this book explores the relationship between Irish settlement and agricultural practice from the Neolithic to the eighteenth century. The...Published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement and the Agricultural History Society of Ireland, this book...
Author/Editor: Margaret Murphy & Matthew Stout, editors
Archaeology and Celtic myth

Archaeology and Celtic myth

An exploration

In this book John Waddell contends that elements of pre-Christian Celtic myth preserved in medieval Irish literature shed light on older traditions and beliefs not just in Ireland but elsewhere in Europe as well. He mainly focuses on aspects...In this book John Waddell contends that elements of pre-Christian Celtic myth preserved in medieval Irish literature shed light on older traditions...
Author/Editor: John Waddell
Anglo-Norman parks in medieval Ireland

Anglo-Norman parks in medieval Ireland

This illustrated volume examines the evidence for medieval parks in Anglo-Norman Ireland. It is the first book on the subject and concentrates on the parks documented in the period 1169 to c.1350. Drawing on archaeological fieldwork, historical and place-name...This illustrated volume examines the evidence for medieval parks in Anglo-Norman Ireland. It is the first book on the subject and concentrates...
Author/Editor: Fiona Beglane
Medieval Dublin XIV

Medieval Dublin XIV

Proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium 2012

This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including Claire Walsh’s discovery of a medieval property plot at Back Lane, which contained the remains of Hiberno-Norse and Anglo-Norman houses;...This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including Claire Walsh’s discovery...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy editor
Ireland in the medieval world, AD400–1000

Ireland in the medieval world, AD400–1000

Landscape, kingship and religion

Aimed at the student and general reader, this is a study of Ireland’s people, landscape and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian Bórama. It narrates the story of Ireland’s emergence into history,...Aimed at the student and general reader, this is a study of Ireland’s people, landscape and place in the world from late...
Author/Editor: Edel Bhreathnach
Medieval Dublin XIII

Medieval Dublin XIII

Proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium 2011

This volume has important studies on the political, social and literary history of Dublin from the Viking Age to the dawn of the modern era. Eoin O’Flynn reconstructs the relationship between the Vikings of Dublin and the Clann Cholmáin...This volume has important studies on the political, social and literary history of Dublin from the Viking Age to the dawn of...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy editor
Medieval and monastic Derry

Medieval and monastic Derry

Sixth century to 1600

According to legend, Derry originated as a monastery founded by St Columba/Colum Cille. That story was almost certainly a later rationalization and simplification of a complex reality arising from Derry’s capture from the Cenél nÉnnai kingdom in the late...According to legend, Derry originated as a monastery founded by St Columba/Colum Cille. That story was almost certainly a later rationalization and...
Author/Editor: Brian Lacey
The Jacobean plantations in seventeenth-century Offaly

The Jacobean plantations in seventeenth-century Offaly

An archaeology of a changing world

The assimilation of the Gaelic Irish lordships into the British state marks the end of medieval Ireland and the beginning of a society more recognizable to modern eyes. A number of native Irish lordships in west and south...The assimilation of the Gaelic Irish lordships into the British state marks the end of medieval Ireland and the beginning of a...
Author/Editor: James Lyttleton
Medieval Dublin XII

Medieval Dublin XII

Proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium 2010

This twelfth volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium contains reports on recent archaeological excavations in and around Dublin city. Claire Walsh found for the first time evidence of a Hiberno-Norse community living outside the...This twelfth volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium contains reports on recent archaeological excavations in and around...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy editor
Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

The Inishkea journals

French art historian Françoise Henry was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of Irish art. In 1937, she visited the island of Inishkea North (Co. Mayo) in advance of excavations in search of early medieval remains. She found...French art historian Françoise Henry was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of Irish art. In 1937, she visited the island...
Author/Editor: Janet T. Marquardt, editor