Ballinakella Press, 1992. — 78 p. Ireland, on the westernmost edge of Europe is an island and as such can only be reached by crossing the surrounding waters. Boats, rafts and ships have played a key role in her history ever since the ice started retreating from its shores. As wood is easily destroyed by bacteria and fungi, wind and weather, and even man himself, the chances of...
London: Griffith, Farran & Co., 1894. — 328 c. Who were the Druids? Welsh or British Druidism Irish Druidism St.Patrick and the Druids Opinions on Irish Druids Irish Bards Isle of Man Druidism German Druidism Druidical Magic Neo-Druidism Druidical Belief Druidical Mysticism Irish Superstitions Irish Magic and Tuatha de Danaans Irish Gods Idol-Workship Serpent Faith Sun-Workship...
Gill Books, 2014. — 368 p. Brian Boru is the most famous Irish person before the modern era, whose death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is one of the few events in the whole of Ireland's medieval history to retain a place in the popular imagination. Once, we were told that Brian, the great Christian king, gave his life in a battle on Good Friday against pagan Viking enemies...
Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. — 232 p. This book surveys Irish history in the first half of this millennium, written in a style which will make it accessible to those new to the subject, incorporating the findings of recent research, and offering a reinterpretation of the evidence. Rather than having the English invasion as its starting point, as is previous practice, the volume...
Leiden; Boston: Brill Nijhoff, 2019. — xii, 337 p., 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations. — (Medieval Law and Its Practice Series). In A Raven’s Battle-cry Charlene M. Eska presents a critical edition and translation of the previously unpublished medieval Irish legal tract Anfuigell. Although the Old Irish text itself is fragmentary, the copious accompanying...
2006. — 269 p. — (Studies in Celtic History). The Céli Dé (`clients of God'), sometimes referred to as the Culdees, comprise the group of monks who first appeared in Ireland in the eighth century in association with St Máel Ruain of Tallaght. Although influential and important in the development of the monastic tradition in Ireland, they have been neglected in general...
Sources of History Limited, Hodder and Stoughton, 1972. — 320 p. This book is meant to be useful and readable. It assumes some experience in ordinary historical techniques, but no expert knowledge. In discussing the various kinds of source material for early Irish history, the problems each kind raises and the sort of questions it will answer, the author discusses many of the...
Dublin: Published for the Irish texts Society. 1938. — 346 p. Corrigenda. From the creation to the dispersal of the nations. First Redaction. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts.
Dublin: Published for the Irish texts Society, 1939. — 273 p. Addenda and Corrigenda to Volume 1. The early history of the Gaedil. First Redaction. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts. Cessair. First Redaction. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts. Liber Praecursorum:...
Dublin: Published for the Irish texts Society. 1940. — 224 p. Partholon (continued). Second and Third Redaction. Synchronism. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts. Nemed. First Redaction. Second and Third Redaction. Synchronism. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts.
Dublin: Published for the Irish texts Society, 1941. — 358 p. Fir Bolg. First Redaction. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts. Tuatha de Danann. First Redaction. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. Verse Texts. Notes on Prose Texts. Notes on Verse Texts.
Dublin: Published for the Irish texts Society, 1956. — 600 p. The sons of Mil. First, Second and Third Redaction. Miniugad. Verse Texts. The roll of the kings. Eremon. First Redaction and Miniguad. Second Redaction. Third Redaction. The Interpolations. The kings after Christianity: All Versions. Verse Texts.
Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2013. — 326 p. — ISBN: 9780500051757. An essential new history of ancient Ireland and the Irish, written as an engrossing detective story About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves come from and what do we even mean by “Irish” in the first place? This is...
Routledge, 2000. — 256 p. The castles of Ireland are an essential part of the study of medieval Europe, but were, until recently, a subject neglected by scholars. A lord's power and prestige were displayed in the majesty and uniqueness of his castle. The remains of several thousand castles enable us to reconstruct life in Ireland during these crucial centuries. "Castles in...
Second edition. — Routledge, 2016. — 432 p. This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's...
Palgrave Macmillan, 1988. - 223 p. - (New Studies in Medieval History). The Celts. Ireland in Prehistoric Times. Political Developments in Early Times. The Beginnings of Christianity in Ireland. The Formation of the Early Irish Church. Christian Ireland in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries. Secularisation and Reform in the Eighth Century. The Age of the Vikings. Ireland under...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. — 254 p. This volume extends the 'British Isles' approach pioneered by Robin Frame and Rees Davies to the later middle ages. Through examination of issues such as frontier formation, colonial identities and connections with the wider world it explores whether this period saw the bonds between the British Isles weaken, strengthen, or simply alter.
O'Brien Pres, 2005. — 264 p. Kidnap, jailbreak, power, faith, murder, betrayal, scholarship, survival and above all, sheer endurance - all are themes in Dermot Somers' stories of heroic and historic travels from the mythic legends of prehistory to the dawn of modern Ireland. With the aid of maps and photographs, Dermot Somers - mountaineer, Gaelic scholar, TV presenter, and...
Ed. by Padraig Ó Héalaí, Máirtín Ó Briain, Inverin, Co. Galway: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2002. (In Irish. In Irish). Breandán Ó Madagáin was professor of modern Irish at NUI Galway from 1975 –1997, and during this time he enriched the lives of the many people he encountered with his knowledge and passion for the Irish language and its traditions. This collection of essays from former...
Comments