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The Irish Sea Province in Archaeology and History
The text of papers delivered at a conference held in Aberystwyth in 1968 and including the following topics: Late Prehistoric Migrations Across the Irish Sea; Irish Ring Forts; Irish Sea Culture in the Dark Ages; Early Literary Contacts Between Wales and Ireland; Vikings and the Irish Sea; Irish
Castles and Stronghouses of Ireland
Ireland contains over fifty stone castles built by the Anglo-Norman invaders in the period 1180-1320, hundreds of tower houses built from the 1420’s to the time of Cromwell’s invasion of 1649 and about a hundred stronghouses built on confiscated lands in the C16th and C17th.
Man & Environment in Valencia Island
Peat cuttings on Valencia Island have revealed traces of prehistoric cultures. Tracing through the land and these cuttings, the author has reconstructed in this fully illustrated text the different environments in which successive island inhabitants lived.
Ancient Monuments of the Aran Islands
A well-illustrated gazetteer to the prehistoric sites on the Aran Islands - megalithic tombs, cliff-top Iron Age forts, drystone clochans, celtic crosses and ruined chapels. Each is described and illustrated with site plans and photographs. Map references and a Glossary are included.
Ancient Ireland: The User's Guide
Ireland is famous for its large number of surviving prehistoric remains, ranging from dolmens to stone circles, forts to earthen mounds and this book describes and details the various ategories and gives a county-by-county listing of locations where typical may be visited. Paperback.
Wood Quay: The Clash Over Dublin's Viking Past
When investigating the site for a municipal office complex, archaeologists made one of the most important discoveries in Ireland’s history.
Viking and Medieval Dublin: Catalogue of Exhibition
A catalogue of an exhibition held to display the artefacts recovered during extensive excavations preceding the redevelopment of urban Dublin in the 1960's which, in turn, led to a substantial understanding of the structure, lifestyle and environment of the important C9th Viking trading port and
Irish Field Monuments
Illustrated guide to crannogs, souterrains, ringforts, promontory forts, megaliths, barrows, stone circles, standing stones, rock art, and medieval earthworks. Paperback. 24 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 3070
Early Ireland: A Field Guide
From prehistoric times to the Middle Ages Ireland is marked by thousands of ancient monuments - standing stones, souterrains, tombs, round towers, and crosses of early Christians. This illustrated county-by-county guide catalogues and describes those most worth visiting. Paperback.&nb
Viking and Medieval Dublin
The story of Dublin's growth from the Celtic settlements of Áth Cliath and Dubhlinn through the Viking and Norman periods to the social, economic and religious life of C16th. Richlyembellished not only with photographs of extant ancient buildings but also with reports of archaeological exca