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A Fractured Lordship

Cathal Carrach Restored

In 1200, Ireland was not a single political unit governed from one capital. The island...

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Frontiers and Fractures

Frontiers and Fractures

In 1209, Ireland was not a single political unit moving to one national rhythm. The...

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Elephant Hall’s Mammoth Bone

Elephant Hall’s Mammoth Bone

The label 31,905 BCE offers a misleading degree of precision. No Irish written record, annually...

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The Derryvree Drumlin Archive

The Derryvree Drumlin Archive

A Date Beyond Annual History 31,891 BCE is not a year that can be recovered...

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Ice-Age Threshold

Ice-Age Threshold

A Date Without a Year “31,983 BCE” is a useful modern label, not a date...

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Ireland Before Settlement

Ireland Before Settlement

“31,993 BCE” is a modern calendar label, not a date that can be matched to...

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A Femur in North Cork

A Femur in North Cork

The number 31,875 BCE gives an impression of precision that the evidence cannot sustain. No...

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Derryvree’s Inter-Till Pool

Derryvree’s Inter-Till Pool

The label 31,818 BCE should not be mistaken for a date at which Ireland can...

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Power and Piety

Niall’s Capture in Uí Maine

The surviving annals present 1163 as a year of strained authority rather than decisive conquest....

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Reindeer at Doneraile

Reindeer at Doneraile

The label 31,918 BCE supplies a useful point on a modern chronological scale, but it...

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