Donegal town is one of the most historic places in Ireland, and has given its name to Co. Donegal. Owned successively by three great families, the O’Donnells (1…
This study of a woman’s management of a middle-sized estate contributes to the understanding of agrarian society and the role of women in it. At the age of 32, …
In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by Edward, brother of…
May 2nd, 2019, marked the 850th anniversary of the first landing in Co. Wexford in 1169 of the Anglo-Norman adventurers enlisted by the king of Leinster, Diarma…
Moynagh Lough is one of the most significant archaeological sites ever discovered in Ireland. From 1980 to 1998 excavations were directed by John Bradley. This …
Events in the ‘Rebel County’ of Cork have played a central role in popular memory and the historiography of the Irish Revolution. The county contributes some of…
This book explores the career in Ireland of Strongbow, the first Anglo-Norman lord of Leinster, in the broader context of his interests and that of his family w…
This volume contains an abundance of new scholarship to shed light on Dublin’s fascinating medieval past, including reports of major archaeological excavations:…
This collection of essays explores various aspects of Irish life from the beginning of the eighteenth century until the Great Famine, reflecting the interests a…
Dublin’s Tholsel Court was a recourse for creditors to bring debtors to account. Ranging from the 16th to the 18th centuries, although fragmentary in nature, th…
This edited volume presents some thirty chapters by a team of international scholars reviewing the Irish military experience throughout the world over the past …
Guilds were mutual benefit associations which flourished in the towns and cities of medieval Europe. The guild system was brought to Dublin by the Normans in th…
