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Book Synopsis Irish Kings and High-kings by : Francis John Byrne
Download or read book Irish Kings and High-kings written by Francis John Byrne and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1973 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish Kings and High-Kings is an analysis of the nature of early Irish kingship, using annalistic and genealogical material to interpret Irish saga and legend.Professor Byrne examines the unique blend of pagan tribalism and Christian monasticism which characterises the political landscape of early Ireland, exploring the nature of the traditional Five Fifths of Ireland, the mythology of Tara, and the growth of the high-kingship of Ireland. Numerous maps and genealogical tables illustrate the development of the great over-kingships of Ulster, Leinster and Connacht, and Cashel. The confrontation of St Patrick with the Irish kings, the relations between St Colum Cille and his royal cousins, and the ecclesiastical politics of Armagh, Kildare and Clonmacnoise are described and analysed. More than twenty years after its original publication, Irish Kings and High-Kings remains unsurpassed as an overview of this central issue in Irish history. In a new introduction to this edition, Professor Byrne updates his conclusions in the light of further researches, and provides a comprehensive bibliography of new work in the field. --
Book Synopsis Eire and the High-kings of Ireland by : Marian Schouler Robinson
Download or read book Eire and the High-kings of Ireland written by Marian Schouler Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The King of Ireland's Son by : Padraic Colum
Download or read book The King of Ireland's Son written by Padraic Colum and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1944 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of the goat-skin, and numerous others.
Book Synopsis Wars of the Irish Kings by : David W. McCullough
Download or read book Wars of the Irish Kings written by David W. McCullough and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle “A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.”—Booklist For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles—Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O’Donnell—who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation. Brought together for the first time in one volume, Wars of the Irish Kings is a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.
Book Synopsis Richard II and the Irish Kings by : Darren McGettigan
Download or read book Richard II and the Irish Kings written by Darren McGettigan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late medieval kings of England showed little interest in their Lordship of Ireland. They showed even less interest in the Gaelic Irish population of the island. Richard II, however, was different. This English monarch led two expeditions to Ireland in 1394-5 and the summer of 1399. Once across the Irish Sea, it was Richard's fate to encounter a group of able Gaelic Irish kings, who were probably the most capable and talented of the entire late medieval period. Of these chieftains the most prominent were Art MacMurchadha Caomhanach, king of the Leinster Mountains, and Niall Mor and Niall Og O Neill, kings of Tyrone and high-kings of Ulster. Richard II ended up largely out-negotiated after his first expedition to the island, and unexpectedly outfought during his second. When he returned to his English kingdom Richard was immediately deposed and later murdered by his cousin, Henry, duke of Hereford, who then became King Henry IV. This book is the story of these remarkable encounters between a late medieval English monarch and his reluctant Gaelic Irish vassals at the close of the 14th century. *** "Among the most valuable aspects of the book is its meticulous account of the contemporary sources. Recommended [for] library collections on Richard II, the English monarchy, and medieval Ireland." --Choice, Vol. 54, No. 9, May 2017 [Subject: Medieval History, Early Modern History, Invasions & Conquests, Monarchy, Ireland & the UK]
Book Synopsis Lebor Gabála Érenn by : R A Stewart MacAlister
Download or read book Lebor Gabála Érenn written by R A Stewart MacAlister and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Book Synopsis The Irish Warrior by : Arabella Love
Download or read book The Irish Warrior written by Arabella Love and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair was the legal child of the King of Connacht. His mother was the great-granddaughter of Brian Bóru (and Irish Hero) and that legacy meant everything to him. He was taught to respect and admire everything Bóru stood for. By the time he was eighteen, he was happy that he was still alive, having witnessed some of the tremendous violence that followed the death of Brian Bóru and the struggle to fill the void left behind at the High King's death. It wasn't until circumstances forced the Kingship of Connacht on him, that he began to believe his purpose in life was to fulfill Brian Bóru's dreams.Tairrdelbach had endless energy, intelligence and ambition when he was elected King of Connacht. The rest of Ireland was alternately awed or annoyed, by his refusal to follow the unwritten rules of Kingship. First of all, you were supposed to be thirty-five when elected to a Kingship, yet Ua Conchobair was barely eighteen. He spent fifty years, forcing Ireland to change and evolve. His innovative ideas brought Éire into European awareness. He came closer to establishing an Irish monarchy than any other Irishman. He rose to power at a time when Ireland had no strong champion to step forward and defend her. When Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair did so, all of Ireland threw themselves behind his cause. His teachings taught the Irish how to stand up to the English, which resulted in the Irish regaining their political political freedom. The events that took place between 1014 and 1175, are pretty much written off as unimportant years in Irish history. This is something the historians -- be they English or Irish -- seem to agree on. Thus, a century-and-a-half of Irish History is largely unknown, historically.This book recounts those years, 1014 to 1175. It tells the story of Brian Bóru, his grandson, Tairrdelbach Ua Brien and his great-grandson, Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, who was King of Connacht. He was loved by his people and feared and respected by the other Kings of Éire.A few words about all those strange Irish names. Many of the names used in these books are difficult for modern-day readers to understand and pronounce. There is a section called Supplementary Material at the end of this book, where you can find this information, as well as the relationships between the characters and how they are related to each other.I use, for the most part, the original spelling for names and places as Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair would have known them. For instance, Dubh-Linn instead of Dublin, Cenn Cora instead of Kincora and Ath Luan instead of Athlone.This series, When Ireland Had Kings, is a two-part story.This first book in this series, The Irish Warrior, covers the events that took place during the period of 1014-1115. It chronicles the life of Brian Bóru and the O'Brien family. It goes on to the rise of Tairrdelbach O'Connor, the great-great-grandson of Brian Bóru, to the Kingship of Connacht. It was Revised, Reedited, Reformatted and Republished in January 2021.The second book in this series, The Irish High King, covers the events that took place during the period of 1116-1224. It is the story of Tairrdelbach O'Connor, King of Connacht and how his rose to rule all of Ireland as the High King. It goes on to chronicle the story of his children, after his death. It will be published in early 2021.
Book Synopsis From Kings to Warlords by : Katharine Simms
Download or read book From Kings to Warlords written by Katharine Simms and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Irish chieftains, not totally subdued after the Norman invasion of Ireland, recovered a measure of their power in the later middle ages; unfamiliar sources illuminate developments. The Norman invasion of Ireland (1169) did not result in a complete conquest, and those native Irish chieftains who retained independent control of their territories achieved a recovery of power in the later middle ages. KatharineSimms studies the experience of the resurgent chieftains, who were undergoing significant developments during this period. The most obvious signs of change were the gradual disappearance of the title ri (king), and the ubiquitouspresence of mercenary soldiers. On a deeper level, the institution of kingship itself had died, as is shown by this study of the election and inauguration of Irish kings, their counsellors, officials, vassals, army, and sources ofrevenue, as they evolved between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Sources such as the Irish chronicles, bardic poetry, genealogies, brehon charters and rentals, family-tract and sagas are all used, in addition to the more familiar evidence of the Anglo-Norman administration, the Church, and Tudor state papers. Dr KATHARINE SIMMS lectures in the Department of Medieval History, Trinity College, Dublin.
Book Synopsis Prophecy of Berchán by : Benjamin T. Hudson
Download or read book Prophecy of Berchán written by Benjamin T. Hudson and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1996-07-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the ninth to the 11th centuries. This study examines the Prophecy of Berchán as a historical record with much to offer students of kingship among the Irish and Scots. Biographies of individual monarchs provided therein present the important events of each ones career, the length of his reign, and the circumstances of his death. This study suggests new interpretations of British and Irish history during the early middle ages.
Book Synopsis Richard II and the Irish Kings by : Darren McGettigan
Download or read book Richard II and the Irish Kings written by Darren McGettigan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most late-medieval kings of England showed little interest in their lordship of Ireland. They showed even less interest in the Gaelic Irish population of the island. Richard II, however, was different. This English monarch led two expeditions to Ireland, in 1394-5 and 1399. Once across the Irish Sea, Richard encountered a group of Gaelic Irish kings who were probably the most capable and talented of the entire late-medieval period. Of these chieftains the most prominent were Art MacMurchadha Caomhánach, king of the Leinster Mountains, and Niall Mór and Niall Óg Ó Néill, kings of Tyrone and high-kings of Ulster. Richard II ended up largely out-negotiated after his first expedition to the island, and unexpectedly outfought during his second. Returning to his English kingdom, Richard was deposed by his cousin, Henry, duke of Hereford, who became King Henry IV. This book is the story of these remarkable encounters between a late medieval English monarch and his reluctant Gaelic Irish vassals at the close of the 14th century. -- Publisher description.
Book Synopsis Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200 by : Daibhi O Croinin
Download or read book Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200 written by Daibhi O Croinin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement (400 - 1200 AD). Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's relations with Britain and continental Europe, and Vikings and their influence, the beginnings of Irish feudalism, and the impact of the Viking and Norman invaders. Splendid in sweep and lively in detail, it launches the newLongman History of Ireland in fine style.
Book Synopsis Eyewitness to Irish History by : Peter Berresford Ellis
Download or read book Eyewitness to Irish History written by Peter Berresford Ellis and published by Wiley (TP). This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the same time, you'll find vivid portraits of everyday life in Ireland throughout the centuries as chronicled in everything from St. Patrick's confessions to heartrending accounts of the famine of 1848 to the letters, diaries, and memoirs of a vast and multifarious array of authors."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Ireland in the Middle Ages by : Seán Duffy
Download or read book Ireland in the Middle Ages written by Seán Duffy and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys Irish history in the first half of this millennium, written in a style which will make it accessible to those new to the subject, incorporating the findings of recent research, and offering a reinterpretation of the evidence. Rather than having the English invasion as its starting point, as is previous practice, the volume places it as its centrepiece, and traces in detail the pre-invasion background. While acknowledging the importance of the English invasion as the single most formative development in Irish secular affairs, this book emphasises the importance of politics in native Ireland, which has sometimes in the past been neglected.
Book Synopsis A History of Medieval Ireland from 1086 to 1513 by : Edmund Curtis
Download or read book A History of Medieval Ireland from 1086 to 1513 written by Edmund Curtis and published by New York : Barnes & Noble. This book was released on 1968 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Medieval Ireland (Routledge Revivals) by : Edmund Curtis
Download or read book A History of Medieval Ireland (Routledge Revivals) written by Edmund Curtis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1923, this formative history of Ireland is an extensive study of the period from 1086 – 1513. Beginning with the O’Brien High Kinship, Edmund Curtis takes us through the Anglo-Norman conquest and its sequel, ending with the death of Gerald ‘the Great Earl’ of Kildare in 1513, a date when the second English conquest of Ireland (the ‘Tudor Reconquest’) became imminent. This is a reissue of a definitive landmark study of Irish history by one of greatest Irish historians of the twentieth century.
Book Synopsis Irish Wisdom Preserved in Bible and Pyramids by : Conor MacDari
Download or read book Irish Wisdom Preserved in Bible and Pyramids written by Conor MacDari and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solution of the mystery of the pyramids of Egypt has been a problem which has not only puzzled mankind in general during the ages of the past, but which has as well mystified the minds of scholars and thinkers even to this our present day. In Irish Wisdom Preserved in Bible and Pyramids, which was first published in 1923, author Conor MacDari begins with the origin of the Great Pyramid and continues to explain the reasons for its existence, its message and significance. He then traces history from the time of the ancient Phoenicians through the Roman era, illustrating the part the Irish race took in these important times.
Book Synopsis History of Ireland by : Geoffrey Keating
Download or read book History of Ireland written by Geoffrey Keating and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
