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The Doneraile Reindeer Clue

The Doneraile Reindeer Clue

The label “31,889 BCE” gives a useful point of orientation for a modern chronological series,...

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Before the Ice Sheet

Derryvree Ice-Free Interval

“31,976 BCE” is a useful point on a modern chronological scale, but it is not...

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Before the Ice Advance

Southern Irish Raised Beaches

The label 31,952 BCE is a modern chronological convenience, not a year that anyone living...

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Alliances and Fractures

Alliances and Fractures

Ireland entered 1180 divided among overlapping claims rather than neatly separated realms. Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair...

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Frontiers Under Pressure

Frontiers Under Pressure

Ireland in 1178 was neither conquered nor divided into two simple, united camps. The lordship...

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Derryvree’s Tundra Waters

Derryvree’s Tundra Waters

Modern calendar-year precision cannot responsibly be projected onto Ireland in 31,812 BCE. The label is...

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Snow, Hostages and Reform

Snow, Hostages and Reform

Ireland in 1105 was dominated by the contest between Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster...

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Before the Great Ice

Carden’s Castlepook Interpretation

Modern calendar-year precision is not available for Ireland at 31,925 BCE. The label is a...

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Doneraile’s Butchery Debate

Doneraile’s Butchery Debate

The label 31,858 BCE is a modern convenience, not a year that anyone living in...

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Derryvree’s Sedge Marsh

Derryvree’s Sedge Marsh

31,833 BCE is a modern calendar label, not a date that can be recovered from...

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