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The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his Dominican continuator

The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his Dominican continuator

An account of Irish affairs, 1162-1370

Bernadette Williams, editor

When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to the bridge where the Four Courts are situa…
Sea and Settlement in Ireland

Sea and Settlement in Ireland

Geraldine Stout & Matthew Stout

Ireland is an island, situated on the western fringes of Atlantic Europe. Any settlers to this island had to first cross the sea and it is this sea connection t…
People, Prehistory and the Past

People, Prehistory and the Past

Essays in honour of John Waddell

Michelle Comber and Kieran O’Conor

Dedicated to John Waddell, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Galway, an internationally renowned and popular scholar whose long career and …
Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle

History and archaeology

Colin Breen

Dunluce Castle, dramatically positioned on cliffs that plunge straight into the sea, was for centuries at the centre of a maritime lordship encompassing north U…
Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle

An Irish tower house

James Lyttleton

Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Ireland’s best-known castles. Many visitors to Ireland include a trip to the cas…
The medieval manuscripts at Maynooth
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The medieval manuscripts at Maynooth

Explorations in the unknown

Peter J. Lucas & Angela M. Lucas

This book provides an in-depth guide to the Maynooth medieval manuscripts (some sixteen of them, plus fragments) with illustrations. The descriptions of the man…
Space and settlement in medieval Ireland

Space and settlement in medieval Ireland

Vicky McAlister & Terry Barry, editors

This volume is a selection of some of the most inspirational papers given at the first three Space and Settlement conferences held annually in Trinity College D…
The Battle of Clontarf, Good Friday 1014

The Battle of Clontarf, Good Friday 1014

Darren McGettigan

The story of the Battle of Clontarf, fought almost a thousand years ago, on 23 April 1014, is an inspiring one. It is a tale of ambition, determination, courage…
Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom

Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom

The archaeology, history and folklore of the Síl Lugdach of Cloghaneely

Brian Lacey

Using archaeology, history, place-names, mythology and folklore, this book examines one of the smallest territorial units in Ireland from the beginning of histo…
An introduction to early Irish literature

An introduction to early Irish literature

Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin

This book discusses the rich written heritage of the Old and Middle Irish period, 600–1200, and is suitable for students of medieval Ireland as well as the gene…