Archaeology

Medieval Dublin XVII

Seán Duffy, editor

Some of the most important recent historical research on the subject of Dublin city and county in the Middle Ages is gathered together in this volume, including…

Religion, landscape and settlement in Ireland

From Patrick to present

Kevin Whelan

Published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement

NEW Paperback Edition

Irish history is often fast and furious and nowhere m…

Medieval Irish pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela

Bernadette Cunningham

There has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In this book the author reveals a story of a much longer connection …

Life and death in medieval Gaelic Ireland

The skeletons from Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal

Catriona J. McKenzie & Eileen M. Murphy

In 2003, the skeletal remains of some 1,300 individuals – men, women and children – were uncovered from Ballyhanna, near Ballyshannon in Co. Donegal. Radiocarbo…

Medieval Dublin XVI

Proceedings of Clontarf 1014–2014: national conference marking the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf

Seán Duffy, editor

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held in Trinity College Dublin in April 2014 marking the millennium of the battle of Clontarf, one of the l…

Islands in a global context

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Insular Art

Conor Newman, Mags Mannion & Fiona Gavin, editors

Essays from thirty leading experts on Insular art c.AD400–1500, across all media, including stone, vellum, cloth, metal and glass. Along with a focus on art of …

Medieval Dublin XV

Proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium 2013

Seán Duffy, editor

This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including: Claire Walsh’s discovery of the …

Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

Tadhg O'Keeffe

The Irish landscape is dotted with thousands of medieval buildings, most of them in ruins. They are an invaluable resource, individually and collectively, for m…

Space and settlement in medieval Ireland

Vicky McAlister & Terry Barry, editors

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 D…

Lough Ree

Historic lakeland settlement

Bernadette Cunningham & Harman Murtagh, editors

Combining archaeology, historical geography, history and literature, this book explores the settlement history of Lough Ree through the centuries. Themes includ…

Agriculture and settlement in Ireland

Margaret Murphy & Matthew Stout, editors

Published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement and the Agricultural History Society of Ireland, this book explores the relat…

Archaeology and Celtic myth

An exploration

John Waddell

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 …