Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

Blarney Castle

An Irish tower house

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Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Ireland’s best-known castles. Many visitors to Ireland include a trip to the castle...
Author/Editor: James Lyttleton

Dunluce Castle

History and archaeology

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Dunluce Castle, dramatically positioned on cliffs that plunge straight into the sea, was for centuries at the centre of a maritime lordship encompassing north Ulster and the Western...
Author/Editor: Colin Breen

Life and death in medieval Gaelic Ireland

The skeletons from Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal

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In 2003, the skeletal remains of some 1,300 individuals – men, women and children – were uncovered from Ballyhanna, near Ballyshannon in Co. Donegal. Radiocarbon dating indicates that...
Author/Editor: Catriona J. McKenzie & Eileen M. Murphy

Medieval ecclesiastical buildings in Ireland, 1789–1915

Building on the past

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This is the first full-length study of the perception and treatment of Gothic architecture in Ireland in the period between 1789 and 1915. It considers three main...
Author/Editor: Niamh NicGhabhann