1st Edition

Ancient Ireland A Study in the Lessons of Archaeology and History

By R.A.S. Macalister Copyright 1935
322 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

Archaeological evidence here is used to help build up a picture of the lives led by the people of which it is a record. The contents include a description of primitive settlements, leading up to an account of the art, trade and civilization generally of early ages prior to the Celtic invasion and up to the end of Medieval times. Two chapters take narratives from the time and analyse them against... Read more

Introduction  1. The Fallow Land and its Earliest Inhabitants  2. The Men of the Halberd  3. The Men of the Sword  4. The Men of Iron  5. Shadow-Scenes  6. The Men of the Cross  7. The Men of the Bays  8. More Shadow-Scenes  9. The Builders of Churches  10. The Builders of Castles

Biography

R.A.S. Macalister