Lying just south of the line that divided Ireland’s two halves, Leath Chuinn to the north and Leath Mhogha to the south, the churches of the present county of O…
This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful traditional church, the cityʼs…
The crusades – a broad term encompassing a disparate series of military expeditions, with the avowed intent of preserving/expanding Christianity and the heterod…
This is the second volume of Maynooth Aquinas Lectures. The annual series was founded by the late Professor James McEvoy in 1995. Its aim is to examine the thou…
Ireland occupies a distinctive position in the cultural history of early medieval Europe. Uniquely untouched by Roman cultural influence, yet deeply informed by…
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Our knowledge of Anglo-Norman Ireland is derived from a wide spectrum of written records: charters, lega…
Moygara Castle, with its four towers, gatehouse and high curtain walls, is one of the most impressive masonry-built monuments in north Connacht. Constructed in …
This volume assembles Rolf Loeber’s groundbreaking articles on Irish houses and castles from the late medieval period to the mid eighteenth century. Read togeth…
Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing both textual and contextual studies. Volume …
Éigse Volume 42 includes contributions on medieval texts and manuscripts, an edition of an aisling poem by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin and articles on Manx, the m…