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Life and death in medieval Gaelic Ireland

Life and death in medieval Gaelic Ireland

The skeletons from Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal

Catriona J. McKenzie & Eileen M. Murphy

In 2003, the skeletal remains of some 1,300 individuals – men, women and children – were uncovered from Ballyhanna, near Ballyshannon in Co. Donegal. Radiocarbo…
The Vikings in Ireland and beyond

The Vikings in Ireland and beyond

Before and after the battle of Clontarf

Howard B. Clarke & Ruth Johnson, editors

This richly illustrated book contains contributions by many leading scholars in Viking studies from Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia, on diverse subjects includ…
Kings and warriors in early north-west Europe

Kings and warriors in early north-west Europe

Jan Erik Rekdal & Charles Doherty, editors

This book explores the representation of the warrior in relation to the king in early north-west Europe. These essays, by scholars from the areas of Norse, Celt…
The materiality of devotion in late medieval northern Europe
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The materiality of devotion in late medieval northern Europe

Images, objects and practices

Henning Laugerud, Salvador Ryan & Laura Katrine Skinnebach, editors

This beautifully illustrated volume explores aspects of the devotional world of late medieval northern Europe, with a special emphasis on how people interacted …
Medieval ecclesiastical buildings in Ireland, 1789–1915

Medieval ecclesiastical buildings in Ireland, 1789–1915

Building on the past

Niamh NicGhabhann

This is the first full-length study of the perception and treatment of Gothic architecture in Ireland in the period between 1789 and 1915. It considers three ma…
Preaching in Belfast, 1747–72

Preaching in Belfast, 1747–72

A selection of the sermons of James Saurin

Raymond Gillespie & Roibeard Ó Gallachóir, editors

In 1747 James Saurin, a descendant of a prominent Huguenot family, was appointed as vicar of Belfast. One of his first acts was to write a series of sermons tha…
The Boulter letters

The Boulter letters

Kenneth Milne & Paddy McNally, editors

Originally published in 1769–70, the Boulter letters represent one of the most important printed sources for the political and ecclesiastical history of Ireland…
Philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland

Philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland

Laurence M. Geary & Oonagh Walsh editors

This collection of essays offers new and challenging perspectives on the history of philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland, shifting and extending standard …
Waterford

Waterford

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

Patrick McCarthy

This is the first comprehensive history of Waterford during the turbulent and extraordinary years of the Irish Revolution. Drawing on an impressive array of sou…
Hearing Heaney

Hearing Heaney

The sixth Seamus Heaney lectures

Eugene McNulty & Ciarán Mac Murchaidh editors

The impact of Seamus Heaney on the cultural landscape has been profound and far-reaching. His sure-footed voice has been an important record of our time and pla…