Tahdg O'Keeffe's lively and wide-ranging study addresses the need for a fresh archaeological study of medieval Ireland. Individual chapters re-examine such familiar themes as urban and rural settlement, military, domestic and ecclesiastical architecture, agriculture and craft, and trade and industry. Other topics discussed include diet, dress, burial rites, and entertainment. The cultural relations between the Gaelic Irish and English populations of medieval Ireland are explored throughout the book, as are Ireland's relations with her European neighbors. With its elegantly written text and numerous illustrations, this portrait of medieval Ireland will appeal to general readers as well as to students and professionals in the fields of archaeology, history, and historical geography.
The study of Medieval Ireland between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries is traditionally the domain of history, but in the past decade there has been a phenomenal increase in archaeological data from the period, and the need for a fresh synthesis is felt by many archaeologists and historians.
Tahdg O'Keeffe's lively and wide-ranging study addresses that need. Individual chapters re-examine such familiar themes as urban and rural settlement, military, domestic and ecclesiastical architecture, agriculture and craft, trade and industry. Other topics discussed include diet, dress, burial rites and entertainment. The cultural relations between the Gaelic Irish and English populations of medieval Ireland are explore throughout the book, as are Ireland's relations with her European neighbours.
With its elegantly written text and numerous illustrations, this portrait of medieval Ireland will appeal to general readers as well as to students and professionals in the fields of archaeology, history and historical geography.
