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Castles, Fleets and Hostages

Castles, Fleets and Hostages

Ireland in 1124 was dominated by the restless ambitions of Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair, king of...

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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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A Shattered Kingship

A Shattered Kingship

The Ireland visible in the annals for 1024 was not a quiet island recovering neatly...

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The Fall at Odba

The Fall at Odba

For Ireland, 1072 was a year of abrupt political change. Diarmait mac Máel na mBó,...

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Elephant Hall’s Tundra Fauna

Elephant Hall’s Tundra Fauna

Modern calendar-year precision is not available for Ireland in 31,855 BCE. This numbered year is...

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Before the Ice Advance

Southern Ice-Free Ground

“31,951 BCE” is a modern chronological label, not a year in which an event in...

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Cork Caves, Fermanagh Silts

Cork Caves, Fermanagh Silts

31,867 BCE is not a year that can be isolated in Ireland’s archaeological record. It...

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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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Awbeg Limestone Fauna

Awbeg Limestone Fauna

“31,865 BCE” is a useful modern filing label, not a date at which Ireland can...

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A Year of Upheaval

A Year of Upheaval

The surviving record of 1061 presents Ireland as a landscape of competing dynasties, vulnerable settlements...

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