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Lordship And Frontiers

Lordship And Frontiers

In 1215 Ireland was not a single state governed evenly from one centre. King John...

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Fleets, Hostages and Harvest

Fleets, Hostages and Harvest

Ireland in 1130 was dominated by ambitious provincial kings, shifting alliances and military expeditions conducted...

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Castles and Contested Kingship

Castles and Contested Kingship

Ireland in 1184 was governed not by a single uncontested authority but through overlapping claims,...

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The Castlepook Reindeer Question

The Castlepook Reindeer Question

The date conventionally written as 31,876 BCE creates an impression of precision that the evidence...

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Before the Ice

Derryvree Organic Silts

31,929 BCE is not a date that can be recovered as a single year of...

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Derryvree’s Buried Lakebed

Derryvree’s Buried Lakebed

The label 31,883 BCE offers a useful point on a modern timeline, but it cannot...

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Derryvree’s Buried Fen

Derryvree’s Buried Fen

The label 31,879 BCE is a modern way of marking a point about 33,828 years...

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Before the Ice

Fermanagh Subglacial Organics

The label 31,968 BCE cannot identify a day, season, ruler or event in Ireland. It...

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Castlepook’s Scored Femur

Castlepook’s Scored Femur

Modern calendar-year precision is not available for Ireland in 31,837 BCE. The label is a...

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Before the Ice Peak

Before the Ice Peak

“31,948 BCE” is a modern chronological label, not a year that can be recovered from...

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