The Dublin region in the Middle Ages: Settlement, land-use and economy
The Dublin region in the Middle Ages: Settlement, land-use and economy By Margaret Murphy and Michael Potterton Four Courts Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-84682-266-7…
Excavations at Caherconnell Cashel, the Burren, Co. Clare: implications for cashel chronology and Gaelic settlement
Excavations at Caherconnell Cashel, the Burren, Co. Clare: implications for cashel chronology and Gaelic settlement By Michelle Comber and Graham Hull Proceedings of…
Human sacrifice in medieval Irish literature
In this survey, early Irish examples of human sacrifice are classified in four types.
Interview with Dan McCarthy
The Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history, by Dan McCarthy, examines the works created in early medieval Ireland, and which continued to…
Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe
Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe By Lisa Bitel Oxford University Press,…
Viking Age Archaeology
Viking Age Archaeology By by Richard Hall Shire Books, 2010 (first published in 1990) ISBN: 9780747800637 Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements…
The Viking Slave Trade
Slavery was a feature of Irish society long before the vikings arrived. St Patrick was first brought to Ireland as a captive, and slave raiding across the Irish Sea is attested (in both directions) at the time when Roman power collapsed in Britain.
An ‘Earthquake’ in Britain in 664
How reliable is the claim of the ‘Iona Chronicle’ that Britain experienced an earthquake in 664?
Debating Lordly Landscapes: the Deer Park of Earlspark Loughrea, Co. Galway
This paper explored the Medieval Peer Park and its social meaning in medieval Ireland and England.
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies Session: New Directions in Castle Research By Kieran D. O’Conor, National University of Ireland – Galway…
Re-thinking the origins of the ‘Irish’ hobelar
Rethinking the origins of the ‘Irish’ hobelar By Robert Jones Cardiff Historical Papers (2008) Introduction: The hobelar is something of a sideshow…
Looking East and West : the reception and dissemination of the Topographia Hibernica and the Itinerarium ad partes Orientales in England [1185-c.1500]
Looking East and West : the reception and dissemination of the Topographia Hibernica and the Itinerarium ad partes Orientales in England [1185-c.1500] David,…
Medieval Ireland
These are our resources about medieval Ireland, including articles, books, news, videos and more. Articles about Medieval Ireland Racial Discrimination in Later Medieval…
Multi-verbal expressions of ‘giving’ in Old English and Old Irish
Multi-verbal expressions of ‘giving’ in Old English and Old Irish By Patricia Ronan and Gerold Schneider Paper given at Corpus Linguistics Conference, Liverpool,…
The parish fraternities of County Meath in the late middle ages
In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, dozens of religious fraternities of lay men and women were founded in the area of eastern Ireland, known as the Pale.
Musical Monuments from Medieval Meath
Musical Monuments from Medieval Meath By Ann Buckley Records of Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.19 (2008) Introduction: The most common figure representing…
Castle for Sale in Ireland: Caherkinmonwee Castle
Caherkinmonwee Castle in County Galway, Ireland, built in the 1400s, has been recently listed for sale. Also known as Caher Castle, this late…
The historical importance of Viking-Age Waterford
The historical importance of Viking-Age Waterford By Clare Downham The Journal of Celtic Studies, Vol.4 (2004) Introduction: The recent Viking-Age discoveries at Woodstown,…
The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend
Like all good stories, this stereotypical account of the battle is a blend of fact and fiction. Clontarf was undoubtedly a significant event. Nevertheless, the celebration of this event in literature, over the centuries, is a fascinating topic in its own right.
The Council of the Cursed: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland
The Council of the Cursed: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland By Peter Tremayne Publisher: Headline, March 5, 2009 ISBN: 9780755328413 When Bishop Leodegar…
The horse in early Ireland
The horse in early Ireland By Finbar McCormick Anthropozoologica, Vol. 42:1 (2007) Abstract: The main object of this paper is to review the…
The Viking Age: Ireland and the West
The Viking Age: Ireland and the West – Proceedings of the Fifteenth Viking Congress, Cork, 2005 Edited by John Sheehan and Donnchadh Ó…
The Irish Astronomical Tract: A Case Study of Scientific Terminology in 14th Century Irish
The extent of astronomical knowledge in medieval Ireland is given specific attention with a review of scholarly works in Latin since the seventh century.
To Know Evil
To Know Evil By Stephen Gaspar Publisher: Pemberley Press, October 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780977191390 The source of evil and the conflict between faith…
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery By Cora Harrison Publisher:PanMacmillan Limited, May 9, 2008 ISBN:9780330445993 In the sixteenth century, as it is…