This is a study of the history and documentary records of one of Ireland's most important early monastic communities, the familia of St Columba, between the sixth and twelfth centuries. The federation of Columban, monasteries left three major hagiographical works: the Vita Colum…
This multi-disciplinary volume draws on the combined expertise of specialists in the history and literature of medieval Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Scotland to shed new light on the interplay of Norse and Gaelic literary traditions. Through four detailed case-studies, which ex…
This multi-disciplinary volume draws on the combined expertise of specialists in the history and literature of medieval Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Scotland to shed new light on the interplay of Norse and Gaelic literary traditions. Through four detailed case-studies, which ex…
This multi-disciplinary volume draws on the combined expertise of specialists in the history and literature of medieval Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Scotland to shed new light on the interplay of Norse and Gaelic literary traditions. Through four detailed case-studies, which ex…
These essays provide the first interdisciplinary assessment of the links between the Anglo-Saxons and the Irish before 800. This overview of recent advances in the field ranges widely in scope, covering language and literature, legal traditions, ecclesiastical history, and the e…
These essays provide an assessment of the links between the Anglo-Saxons and the Irish before 800. This overview of advances in the field ranges widely in scope, covering language and literature, legal traditions, ecclesiastical history, and the evidence of material culture, thr…
"Although there has been much recent interest in the interaction of England and Ireland in the Viking Age, the links between the Anglo Saxons and the Irish in the period before 800 have been much less studied. This collection of essays provides the first interdisciplinary assess…
Peter Woodman tells the story of the archaeology and history of the first continuous phase of Ireland's human settlement. He combines centuries of search and speculation about human antiquity in Ireland with a review of what is known today about the Irish Mesolithic. This is, in…
