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Mathematics in medieval Ireland

Mary Kelly & Charles Doherty, editors

Ireland’s contribution to modern science is well attested, yet it is not so well known that Ireland, famed for over half a millennium for its saints and scholar…
The Medieval Castles of Ireland

The Medieval Castles of Ireland

David Sweetman

While ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’, in Ireland virtually all castles were built for defensive purposes. The medieval castles of Ireland traces the devel…
Handbook & select calendar of sources for medieval Ireland in the National Archives of the United Kingdom

Handbook & select calendar of sources for medieval Ireland in the National Archives of the United Kingdom

Paul Dryburgh & Brendan Smith editors

The establishment of English rule in Ireland in the late 12th century involved the introduction not only of foreign settlers, but also of administrative practic…
The Geraldines and medieval Ireland

The Geraldines and medieval Ireland

The making of a myth

Peter Crooks & Seán Duffy, editors

Geraldines (or FitzGeralds) are the most celebrated of the dynasties established in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion; and the dynasty’s most cel…
Medieval Fore, County Westmeath

Medieval Fore, County Westmeath

Rory Masterson

In the history of Norman monasteries founded in Ireland, the Benedictine priory of Fore stands apart. While many foundations were independent entities and other…
Princes, prelates and poets in medieval Ireland

Princes, prelates and poets in medieval Ireland

Essays in honour of Katharine Simms

Seán Duffy editor

This volume presents one of the largest and most authoritative collections of essays on the theme of medieval Ireland to appear in many years. Published to mark…
Christ Church Cathedral Dublin

Christ Church Cathedral Dublin

A history

Kenneth Milne

The cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dublin, commonly called Christ Church, is by Irish standards rich in archival and architectural remains, and so it comes as s…
Hospitality in medieval Ireland, 900–1500

Hospitality in medieval Ireland, 900–1500

Catherine Marie O'Sullivan

Hospitality was, without question, one of the most important social institutions in medieval Ireland. It occupied a prominent place in the pantheon of virtues m…
Medieval Dublin XVI

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…
Social memory, reputation and the politics of death in the medieval Irish lordship

Social memory, reputation and the politics of death in the medieval Irish lordship

Joanna MacGugan

Stories of murderous monks, tavern brawls, robberies gone wrong, tragic accidents and criminal gangs from court records reveal how the English of medieval Irela…