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William Marshal and Ireland

William Marshal and Ireland

John Bradley, Cóilin Ó Drisceoil & Michael Potterton, editors

This richly illustrated collection of essays examines for the first time the important Irish career of one of the most famous personalities of medieval Europe, …
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…
Soldiers of Christ

Soldiers of Christ

The Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar in medieval Ireland

Martin Browne OSB & Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB, editors

The Military and Hospitaller Orders emerged in the twelfth century as Christendom engaged with the threats and the opportunities offered by its Muslim and non-C…
Latin Psalter manuscripts in Trinity College Dublin and the Chester Beatty Library

Latin Psalter manuscripts in Trinity College Dublin and the Chester Beatty Library

Laura Cleaver & Helen Conrad O'Briain

The book of Psalms was at the core of devotional practice in western Christianity throughout the Middle Ages. The study of medieval Latin Psalters provides evid…
Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

Tadhg O'Keeffe

The Irish landscape is dotted with thousands of medieval buildings, most of them in ruins. They are an invaluable resource, individually and collectively, for m…
The Tudor discovery of Ireland

The Tudor discovery of Ireland

Christopher Maginn & Steven G. Ellis

The rapid acquisition of knowledge about Ireland in Tudor times constituted a discovery of no small importance for the development of the early modern English s…
Religion and politics in urban Ireland, c.1500–c.1750

Religion and politics in urban Ireland, c.1500–c.1750

Essays in honour of Colm Lennon

Salvador Ryan & Clodagh Tait, editors

This collection celebrates the career of Colm Lennon, one of Ireland's most respected early modern historians. It examines the interplay between politics and re…
The architectural, landscape and constitutional plans of the Earl of Mar, 1700–32

The architectural, landscape and constitutional plans of the Earl of Mar, 1700–32

Margaret Stewart

Politics, architecture, landscapes, city designs and infrastructure planning were the substance of the earl of Mar’s creative thinking before and after the Angl…
Lough Ree
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Lough Ree

Historic lakeland settlement

Bernadette Cunningham & Harman Murtagh, editors

Combining archaeology, historical geography, history and literature, this book explores the settlement history of Lough Ree through the centuries. Themes includ…
Gaelic Grace Notes

Gaelic Grace Notes

The musical expedition of Ole Mørk Sandvik to Ireland and Scotland

Séamas Ó Catháin

The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of Norwegian church music ea…