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Medieval Dublin VIII

Medieval Dublin VIII

This 8th volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium contains reports on recent archaeological excavations: Edmund O’Donovan’s excavation at Golden Lane produced early Viking burials, while Claire Walsh found traces of an early pre-Viking roadway nearby...This 8th volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium contains reports on recent archaeological excavations: Edmund O’Donovan’s excavation at...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
An archaeology of southwest Ireland, 1570–1670

An archaeology of southwest Ireland, 1570–1670

The 17th century was a period of significant political and religious upheavals and was also a formative period in terms of landscape and settlement development throughout Ireland. This book examines Munster from an historical archaeology perspective. In particular the...The 17th century was a period of significant political and religious upheavals and was also a formative period in terms of landscape...
Author/Editor: Colin Breen
Lordship in medieval Ireland

Lordship in medieval Ireland

Image and reality

In this volume in the Study of Irish historic settlement series scholars from the perspectives of archaeology, art history and history offer insights into the development and consolidation of lordship in medieval Ireland as well as its demise by...In this volume in the Study of Irish historic settlement series scholars from the perspectives of archaeology, art history and history offer...
Author/Editor: Linda Doran & James Lyttleton, editors
Medieval Dublin VII

Medieval Dublin VII

This 7th volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium contains, in the archaeological arena, John Ó Néill's assessment of the significance for Viking-Age rural settlement in the Dublin region of his excavations at Cherrywood, and,...This 7th volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium contains, in the archaeological arena, John Ó Néill's assessment...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
The kingship and landscape of Tara

The kingship and landscape of Tara

This volume is the culmination of an inter-disciplinary project undertaken as part of the Discovery Programme involving archaeologists, historians, linguists and place-name experts. It includes prosopographies of the kings and queens of Tara from mythology to the eighth century;...This volume is the culmination of an inter-disciplinary project undertaken as part of the Discovery Programme involving archaeologists, historians, linguists and place-name experts....
Author/Editor: Edel Bhreathnach
The Gaelic lordship of the O'Sullivan Beare

The Gaelic lordship of the O'Sullivan Beare

This book examines the history and archaeology of the O'Sullivan Beare lordship in West Cork. The sept dominated this area for much of the late medieval period following the displacement of an Anglo-Norman presence in the upper end...This book examines the history and archaeology of the O'Sullivan Beare lordship in West Cork. The sept dominated this area for much...
Author/Editor: Colin Breen
Insular inscriptions

Insular inscriptions

The author presents from stones, mosaics, walls, brasses, inscribed artefacts, colophons etc. scores of compositions from twenty centuries, illustrating the thoughts of inhabitants of these islands in Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Irish, Welsh, English, Norse and French. The inscriptions are...The author presents from stones, mosaics, walls, brasses, inscribed artefacts, colophons etc. scores of compositions from twenty centuries, illustrating the thoughts of inhabitants...
Author/Editor: David Howlett
The manor in medieval and early modern Ireland

The manor in medieval and early modern Ireland

This book, published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, is a collection of interdisciplinary essays by young scholars on manors and manorial settlement in Ireland between the late twelfth and seventeenth centuries. *Tadhg O’Keeffe*...This book, published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, is a collection of interdisciplinary essays by...
Author/Editor: James Lyttleton & Tadhg O'Keeffe, editors
Medieval Dublin VI

Medieval Dublin VI

The symposium, which was held in Dublin on 29 May 2004, was the sixth annual symposium held under the auspices of the ‘Friends of medieval Dublin’. *Seán Duffy* is senior lecturer in medieval history at TCD, and co-director of...The symposium, which was held in Dublin on 29 May 2004, was the sixth annual symposium held under the auspices of...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
Medieval Dublin V

Medieval Dublin V

These proceedings of the fifth public symposium, held by the Friends of Medieval Dublin in 2003, include numerous essays on the city during medieval times. *Seán Duffy* is Chairman of the ‘Friends of Medieval Dublin’ and lectures in the...These proceedings of the fifth public symposium, held by the Friends of Medieval Dublin in 2003, include numerous essays on the city...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
Medieval Dublin IV

Medieval Dublin IV

The fourth volume in the series includes, for the first time, essays on north Dublin. *Seán Duffy* is Chairman of the ‘Friends of Medieval Dublin’ and lectures in the Combined Department of History at Trinity College Dublin. He’s the...The fourth volume in the series includes, for the first time, essays on north Dublin. *Seán Duffy* is Chairman of the ‘Friends...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
Medieval Dublin III

Medieval Dublin III

The third volume in the series includes numerous essays on the city plus an appreciation of the late Leo Swan, who died in 2001 (and was a contributor to the first volume in the series). *Seán Duffy* is Chairman...The third volume in the series includes numerous essays on the city plus an appreciation of the late Leo Swan, who...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor