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Castles in Ireland

T.E. McNeill
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Angle Towers
Anglo-Norman lordship
archaeological castle research
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Bailey
Box Machicolations
burgh
Carrickfergus Castle
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Chamber Tower
curtain
Curtain Wall
defensive structures study
Donegal
EARLY CASTLES
Earthwork Castles
enclosure
Enclosure Castle
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feudal architecture Ireland
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Gaelic
gate
Gate House
Gate Passage
Gate Tower
GDI
Great Tower
Hold
house
Limerick
medieval fortification analysis
medieval Irish society
Middle Age
mural
Mural Towers
North
power dynamics in medieval Ireland
Round Tower
stone
Stone Castle
tower
towers
wall

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415228534
  • Weight: 635g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Feb 2000
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

The castles of Ireland are an essential part of the study of medieval Europe, but were, until recently, a subject neglected by scholars. A lord's power and prestige were displayed in the majesty and uniqueness of his castle. The remains of several thousand castles enable us to reconstruct life in Ireland during these crucial centuries.
Castles in Ireland tells the story of the nature and development of lordship and power in medieval Ireland. Ireland formed the setting to the interplay of the differing roles of competing lordship: English and Irish; feudal European and Gaelic; royal and baronial. Tom McNeill argues that the design of the castles contest the traditional view of Ireland as a land torn by war and divided culturally between the English and Irish.
About T.E. McNeill
Dr Thomas McNeill took his doctorate in archaeology at Queen's University, Belfast, where he is currently Lecturer in Medieval Archaeology. He is the author of The English Heritage Book of Castles and The Archaeology of Ulster (with J. P. Mallory).

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