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Celtic Studies – History

Iona, Kells, and Derry

Iona, Kells, and Derry

The history and hagiography of the monastic familia of Columba

First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in the era between the sixth and twelfth centuries. Three major works of hagiography...First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north...
Author/Editor: Máire Herbert
Moynagh Lough Studies 1

Moynagh Lough Studies 1

Moynagh Lough is one of the most significant archaeological sites ever discovered in Ireland. From 1980 to 1998 excavations were directed by John Bradley. This exceptional multi-period wetland site yielded a rich artefactual assemblage from...Moynagh Lough is one of the most significant archaeological sites ever discovered in Ireland. From 1980 to 1998 excavations were...
Author/Editor: Michael Potterton, editor
Éigse: A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 42 (2024)

Éigse: A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 42 (2024)

Éigse Volume 42 includes contributions on medieval texts and manuscripts, an edition of an aisling poem by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin and articles on Manx, the modern dialects and lexicographical matters. Contributions in both Irish...Éigse Volume 42 includes contributions on medieval texts and manuscripts, an edition of an aisling poem by Eoghan Rua Ó...
Author/Editor: Liam Mac Mathúna
Monasticism in Ireland, AD 900-1250

Monasticism in Ireland, AD 900-1250

The history of monasticism in early Ireland is dominated by its flourishing during the sixth and seventh centuries, a period dominated by Columba of Iona and Columbanus of Bobbio, and later by the ‘reform’ spearheaded...The history of monasticism in early Ireland is dominated by its flourishing during the sixth and seventh centuries, a period...
Author/Editor: Edel Bhreathnach
Two Lives of Saint Brigid

Two Lives of Saint Brigid

St Brigid is the earliest and best-known of the female saints of Ireland. In the generation after St Patrick, she established a monastery for men and women at Kildare which became one of the most...St Brigid is the earliest and best-known of the female saints of Ireland. In the generation after St Patrick, she...
Author/Editor: Philip Freeman
Brides of Christ

Brides of Christ

Women and monasticism in medieval and early modern Ireland

Throughout the long history of Irish monasticism, the experience of women monastics has, until recently, been relatively sidelined. A desire to redress this inspired the decision in 2021 to dedicate the fifth Glenstal History Conference...Throughout the long history of Irish monasticism, the experience of women monastics has, until recently, been relatively sidelined. A desire...
Author/Editor: Martin Browne OSB, Tracy Collins, Bronagh Ann McShane & Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB, editors
The Songs of Anna John Chiot

The Songs of Anna John Chiot

Amhráin Anna John Chiot

Anna John Chiot was one of the Irish Folklore Commission’s most important sources of tales, poetry and lore from its foundation in 1935. However, it was her great memory for the old songs in Irish...Anna John Chiot was one of the Irish Folklore Commission’s most important sources of tales, poetry and lore from its...
Author/Editor: Pól Ó Seachnasaigh
Éigse Ancillary Volume 3

Éigse Ancillary Volume 3

Douglas Hyde: Irish Ideology and International Impact

Drawing on the latest research on diaries, personal correspondence, memoir reflections, newspaper reports and State archives, this collection of essays by leading scholars on Douglas Hyde and the Irish language revival traces developments in the...Drawing on the latest research on diaries, personal correspondence, memoir reflections, newspaper reports and State archives, this collection of essays...
Author/Editor: Liam Mac Mathúna & Máire Nic an Bhaird, editors
A supplement to A Dictionary of Irish Saints

A supplement to A Dictionary of Irish Saints

Containing additions and corrections

*To be bought in conjunction with A Dictionary of Irish Saints* In the ten years since its publication by Four Courts Press in 2011 *A dictionary of Irish saints *has attracted a large amount of supplementary...*To be bought in conjunction with A Dictionary of Irish Saints* In the ten years since its publication by Four Courts...
Author/Editor: Pádraig Ó Riain
Éigse Vol. 41

Éigse Vol. 41

A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 41

*Éigse* is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing both textual and contextual studies. Volume 41 contains articles ranging from an edition of a...*Éigse* is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing...
Author/Editor: Liam MacMathuna, editor
Plantagenet Ireland

Plantagenet Ireland

For more than two centuries after 1199, Ireland was ruled by Plantagenet kings, lineal descendants of Henry II. The island became closely tied to the English crown not just by English law and by direct...For more than two centuries after 1199, Ireland was ruled by Plantagenet kings, lineal descendants of Henry II. The island...
Author/Editor: Robin Frame
The Historian as Detective

The Historian as Detective

Uncovering Irish Pasts. Essays in honour of Raymond Gillespie

This collection of short essays presents the fruits of painstaking investigations conducted by over eighty scholars of history, early Irish, nua-Ghaeilge, archaeology, osteoarchaeology, forensic anthropology, geography and classical studies who have delved into Ireland’s past...This collection of short essays presents the fruits of painstaking investigations conducted by over eighty scholars of history, early Irish,...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley, Mary Ann Lyons & Salvador Ryan