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Before the Great Ice

Castlepook’s Putative Toolmark

31,936 BCE is a modern calendar label, not a year for which Ireland’s archaeological record...

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Pilgrims and Raids

Pilgrims and Raids

The surviving record for Ireland in 1028 is not the story of a single decisive...

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Castlepook’s Open Tundra

Castlepook’s Open Tundra

“31,852 BCE” is a modern numerical label, not a year that can be isolated in...

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The Trembling Sod

The Trembling Sod

The annalist’s verdict on 1145 was stark: there was “great war” and Ireland became a...

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Maguirebridge’s Arctic Silts

Maguirebridge’s Arctic Silts

“31,864 BCE” is a modern filing point, not a date that can be recovered from...

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Ruaidrí’s Royal Peace

Ruaidrí’s Royal Peace

Power at the Centre Ireland in 1168 stood between two defining moments. The collapse of...

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Contested Lordships

Contested Lordships

In 1204, Ireland was not a single political unit. King John was lord of Ireland,...

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Crag Cave’s Interstadial Drips

Crag Cave’s Interstadial Drips

Modern calendar-year precision is not available for Ireland in 31,873 BCE. The label is a...

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Castlepook’s Open Season

Castlepook’s Open Season

The label 31,845 BCE gives a reassuringly exact appearance to a time for which exact...

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Before Maximum Ice

Before Maximum Ice

31,950 BCE is not a year for which Irish history can be written in the...

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