List of Maps
Preface
- Early Medieval Ireland: Sources
- The Beginnings Of Irish History
- Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400–800
- Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400–800
- Land, Settlement and Economy
- Law, Family And Community
- The Consolidation Of The Church
- The First Christian Schools
- The Golden Age
- The Viking Age
Bibliography
Biography
Dáibhí Ó Cróinín is a Professor of History at NUI Galway. His previous publications include Whitley Stokes (1830-1090): the lost Celtic notebooks rediscovered (2011) and A New History of Ireland, vol. 1: prehistoric and early Ireland (2005).
Dáibhí Ó Cróinín’s Early Medieval Ireland is the only comprehensive treatment of the first centuries of Irish history up to the coming of the Normans. In its second revised and significantly updated edition, it surveys early medieval Irish landscape, society, culture, politics, and now also the written documents that inform the analysis. Its scholarly depth provides the specialist with new insights into an understudied age. Its lucid structure renders this volume an ideal textbook for students. Its engaging style makes it a compelling reading for anybody interested in one of the most fascinating periods of Ireland’s history.
Immo Warntjes, Queen's University Belfast, UK
