Castlepook’s Faunal Boundary
The label 31,866 BCE gives a misleading impression of precision. No Irish event can be...
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Fractured Peace
In 1017 Ireland was living in the unsettled aftermath of Clontarf. Brian Bórama had been...
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Reindeer at Doneraile
The label 31,918 BCE supplies a useful point on a modern chronological scale, but it...
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Churches, Castles and Conflict
The Ireland recorded in 1164 was politically divided but closely interconnected. Kings competed through hostages,...
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Hostages And Kings
A Millennium in the Annals Ireland entered 1000 in the aftermath of a major military...
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Spotted Hyaena at Castlepook
A Modern Year in Deep Time “31,941 BCE” is a modern chronological label, not a...
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Crag Cave Interstadial
The label 31,949 BCE offers a useful point on a modern chronological scale, but it...
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Castlepook Reindeer Butchery
The label 31,992 BCE is a modern chronological convenience, not a date that people living...
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Crown, Church and Cattle
In 1206 Ireland was not a single political unit but a patchwork of Gaelic kingdoms,...
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Conchobar Slain at Bealach
The surviving Irish chronicles make this a year of unusually visible political change, although they...
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