‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede Brown, Michelle P. The Heroic Age, Issue 4, Winter…
Dr. Tomás Ó Carragáin wins award for Irish Medieval Studies
Dr. Tomás Ó Carragáin, a lecturer at University College Cork, has been awarded the inaugural Four Courts Press Michael Adams Prize in Irish…
The transformation of homosexual Liebestod in sagas translated from Latin
The transformation of homosexual Liebestod in sagas translated from Latin Ashurst, David Saga-Book (2002) Abstract The focus of this article will be on…
Viking houses discovered in Dublin
Two Viking houses have been found in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, Ireland. The area was once an island in the middle…
Who Was Who in Medieval Limerick; from Manuscript Sources
Who Was Who in Medieval Limerick; from Manuscript Sources By Brian Hodkinson Published Online (2010) Introduction: The following list is compiled for my…
Political Pilgrimage in Later Medieval Central Europe: a Case Study of a Hungarian Traveller to Ireland
Political pilgrimage was a means of diplomacy in the medieval era. This study aims to illustrate the political character of the pilgrimage of a Hungarian aristocrat, Lőrinc Tari, a member of the government of Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary, to St. Patrick’s Purgatory in Ireland, which is unique in contemporary Continental pilgrimages.
Early Medieval Dwellings and Settlements in Ireland, AD 400-1100
Early Medieval Dwellings and Settlements in Ireland, AD 400-1100 By Aidan O’Sullivan, Finbar McCormick, Lorcan Harney, Jonathan Kinsella and Thomas Kerr Early Medieval…
Other World Characters in the Immrama and Anglo-French Stories
The immrama, an Irish sea voyaging genre contains such characters, as well as certain Anglo-French poetry and prose.
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
This year’s Midlands Viking Symposium will be taking place outside the United Kingdom for the first time in its history as scholars focus on the…
Medieval Frontiers and Fortification: The Pale and its Evolution
Medieval Frontiers and Fortification: The Pale and its Evolution By Tadhg O’Keeffe Dublin City and County: From Prehistory to Present – Studies in…
Insights Into the O’Neills of Ireland from DNA Testing
Insights Into the O’Neills of Ireland from DNA Testing O’Neill, Edwin B., & McLaughlin, John D. Journal of Genetic Genealogy 2:18-26, 2006 Abstract The O’Neills…
Fate in Early Irish Texts
Fate in Early Irish Texts By Jacqueline Borsje Peritia, Vol.16 (2002) Abstract: When writing about the concept of Fate in early Irish texts…
Arthur of Dalriada Revisited
Arthur of Dalriada Revisited Lathe, Richard (Edinburgh) The Heroic Age, Issue 7, Spring (2004) Abstract The case that the historical King Arthur might…
The Life of Martin of Tours: a view from twelfth-century Ireland
What emerges significantly from all of the foregoing testimony is that in early Christian Ireland Martin was appropriated in his monastic rather than in his episcopal persona.
Preserving the body Christian: the motif of “recapitation” in Ireland’s medieval hagiography
Preserving the body Christian: the motif of “recapitation” in Ireland’s medieval hagiography Johnson, Máire The Heroic Age A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe Issue 10—Saints…
Humanism’s priorities and empire’s prerogatives: Polydore Vergil’s description of Ireland
Humanism’s priorities and empire’s prerogatives: Polydore Vergil’s description of Ireland Haywood, Eric (University College Dublin) Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 109C, 195–237 (2009)…
A question of timing: Walter de Lacy’s seisin of Meath 1189–94
A question of timing: Walter de Lacy’s seisin of Meath 1189–94 Veach, Colin T. (Trinity College Dublin) Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy,…
Irish–Scottish connections in the first millennium AD: an evaluation of the links between souterrain ware and Hebridean ceramics
Irish–Scottish connections in the first millennium AD: an evaluation of the links between souterrain ware and Hebridean ceramics Armit, Ian (University of Bradford, United…
Excavation of an early medieval settlement and other sites at Dromthacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Excavation of an early medieval settlement and other sites at Dromthacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry Cleary, Rose M. (University College Cork) Proceedings of the Royal…
The Pagan Influences on Christian Art in Ireland
The Pagan Influences on Christian Art in Ireland By Caitlin Hutchinson Meeting of Minds Journal of Undergraduate Research (2010) Introduction: The spread of…
Conflicting loyalties: the Irish Franciscans and the English Crown in the High Middle Ages
Conflicting loyalties: the Irish Franciscans and the English Crown in the High Middle Ages Muller, Anne (Catholic University, Eichstätt) Proceedings of the Royal Irish…
Wisdom Literature in Early Ireland
Wisdom Literature in Early Ireland Yocum, Christopher Guy Studia Celtica (2011) Abstract This article explores connections between early Irish law and wisdom literature and…
Matters Of Time: Manipulation Of Memory In Early Irish Hagiography
Matters Of Time: Manipulation Of Memory In Early Irish Hagiography Auslander, Diane Peters Paper given at the 22nd Annual UC Celtic Studies Conference, March…
Global Positioning in Medieval Ireland: Narrative, Onomastics, Genealogy
Global Positioning in Medieval Ireland: Narrative, Onomastics, Genealogy Melia, Daniel F. Paper given at 22nd Annual UC Celtic Studies Conference, at UCLA, March 16-19, (2000)…
Kingship In Early Ireland
Kingship In Early Ireland Doherty, Charles The Kingship and Landscape of Tara, ed. Edel Bhreathnach, Four Courts Press, Dublin, (2005) Abstract The earliest reference to…