Medievalists.net » Ireland http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Early Medieval Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland: A Curator’s Perspective http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62816 Martin Golberg, Senior Curator at the National Museums of Scotland, travelled to the British Museum to give audiences perspective on the various pieces in the exhibit as well as an introduction to what constitutes “Celtic” art.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/feed/ 0 Sacrificial Magic and the Twofold Division of the Irish Ritual Year http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/sacrificial-magic-and-the-twofold-division-of-the-irish-ritual-year/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/sacrificial-magic-and-the-twofold-division-of-the-irish-ritual-year/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:15:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62173 The historical development of St. Martin’s Day in Ireland, and its relationship with the more ancient festival of Samhain is examined, revealing circumstances that saw much of the ritual nature of Samhain being adopted within a Christian context in the medieval period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/sacrificial-magic-and-the-twofold-division-of-the-irish-ritual-year/feed/ 0 Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:51:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61384 The British Museum just opened its latest exhibit, Celts: Art and Identity this past Thursday, covering 2,500 years of Celtic history. The exhibit explores Celtic identity and how it eveolved from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present through art, culture, daily life, religion and politics.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/feed/ 0 5 Cool Celtic Things at the British Museum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/27/5-cool-celtic-things-at-the-british-museum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/27/5-cool-celtic-things-at-the-british-museum/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:35:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61363 I attended the opening of the British Museum's, Celts: Art and Identity exhibit on Sept 24th. It showcases stunning art, jewellery, weaponry, daily and religious objects to tell the story of the Celtic people.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/halls-hall-houses-and-tower-houses-in-medieval-ireland-disentangling-the-needlessly-entangled/feed/ 0 Fallen tree reveals medieval skeleton in Ireland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/fallen-tree-reveals-medieval-skeleton-in-ireland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/fallen-tree-reveals-medieval-skeleton-in-ireland/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:45:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61132 Last May a storm in northwest Ireland blew over a 215-year old tree. It also unearth an unusual find - the skeletal remains of a young man who lived nearly a thousand years ago.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/fallen-tree-reveals-medieval-skeleton-in-ireland/feed/ 0 Drone Technology Aids in Discoveries at Medieval Irish Sites http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/drone-technology-aids-in-discoveries-at-medieval-irish-sites/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/drone-technology-aids-in-discoveries-at-medieval-irish-sites/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:37:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60624 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been gaining attention in the news for the last few years, but archaeologists like Saint Louis University history professor Thomas Finan, Ph.D., have always appreciated what aerial photography could accomplish.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/drone-technology-aids-in-discoveries-at-medieval-irish-sites/feed/ 0 The Scale of Slave Raiding and the Slave Trade in Northumbria and Ireland, 7th-11th Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-scale-of-slave-raiding-and-the-slave-trade-in-northumbria-and-ireland-7th-11th-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-scale-of-slave-raiding-and-the-slave-trade-in-northumbria-and-ireland-7th-11th-centuries/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2015 05:08:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60398 Slave raiding and the slave trade in early medieval Northumbria and Ireland were transcultural and inter-regional processes, involving the enslavement and transportation of people across permeable borders.

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