This first volume of the magisterial A New History of Ireland series examines the archaeology, art, culture, geography, geology, history, language, law, literature, and music of prehistoric Ireland, offering readers the first truly comprehensive and authoritative account of Irish history from the dawn of time to the coming of the Normans.
CONTENTS
T. M. Charles-Edwards: Introduction: Prehistoric and Early Ireland
1 J. H. Andrews: The Geographical Element in Irish History
2 J. P. Haughton: The Physical Environment
3 M. J. O'Kelly: Ireland before 3000 B.C.
4 M. J. O'Kelly: Neolithic Ireland
5 M. J. O'Kelly: Bronze-Age Ireland
6 Barry Raftery: Iron-Age Ireland
7 Daibhi O Croinin: Ireland, 400-800
8 Nancy Edwards: The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland, c.400-1169: Settlement and Economy
9 Michael Herity: Early Irish Hermitages, Pilgrimage Sites, and their Ecclesiastical Buildings and Movements
10 Kathleen Hughes: The Church in Irish Society, 400-800
11 T. M. Charles-Edwards: Early Irish Law
12 Daibhi O Croinin: Hiberno-Latin Literature to 1169
13 Paul Russell: 'What Was Best of Every Language': The Early History of the Irish Language
14 James Carney: Language and Literature to 1169
15 William O'Sullivan: Manuscripts and Palaeography
16 Donnchadh O Corrain: Ireland c.800: Aspects of Society
17 F. J. Byrne: The Viking Age
18 Kathleen Hughes: The Irish Church, 800-c.1050
19 F. J. Byrne: Church and Politics, c.750-c.1100
20 Hilary Richardson: Visual Arts and Society
21 Roger Stalley: Ecclesiastical Architecture Before 1169
22 Ann Buckley: Music in Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland
23 Patrick F. Wallace: The Archaeology of Ireland's Viking-Age Towns
24 Michael Kenny: Coins and Coinage in Pre-Norman Ireland
25 F. J. Byrne: Ireland Before the Battle of Clontarf
26 F. J. Byrne: Ireland and her Neighbours, c.1014-c.1072
27 Marie Therese Flanagan: High-Kings with Opposition, 1072-1166
28 A. B. Scott: Latin Learning and Literature in Ireland, 1169-1500
F. J. Byrne, Peter Harbison, and Daibhi O Croinin: Bibliography
Index
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