Forwarded from H-Net. This is a Call for Papers for the 42nd International Conference on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 10-13, 2007. We invite dancers,...
Due to the impact of holdays on contributors' ability to deliver final copies for August, the release of issue 4 of Insight has been held over by one month ...
Hello there, just a quick question: Is there somewhere I can go on the internet that gives a list of all the Irish history books that have recently been...
A chara, This is my favorite period as well. I don't know of a website, but I will offer a recommendation of some of my own favorite books on this period. ...
TED MEEHAN
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Sep 15, 2006 9:22 pm
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I just came across a book in a biblio which may be of interest: Nicholls, K.W., "Land, law and society in sixteenth century Ireland", Dublin, 1976 - - - - - -...
PeteScherm@...
Sep 17, 2006 10:36 am
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Busy on my thesis at the moment so I can't take the time to list books but if you are looking for recent writers on the 16th century I would suggest: Nicholas...
The best study of the historiography of this time is in D Edwards, PJ Duffy and E Fitzpatrick, Gaelic Ireland, 1250-1650 (Four Courts Press, Portland and...
I just received an interesting interlibrary loan which fits into this category. It's "Illustrations of Irish History and Topography, Mainly of the Seventeenth...
Thought people would be interested in this. NOTE: All lectures are FREE. Stiof ############################################### [Hi everyone, We'd really...
People, I bet people here could provide lots of useful information for Steve about traditional medicinal herbs in Medieval Ireland (or later for that matter). ...
Hello, does anyone know what proportion of Irish soldiers were armed with muskets at the battle of Yellow Ford in 1598 or the battle at Curlew pass in 1599?....
cadre mor ata tu? Mise maith I have found most of the connections from the annals up to 1170. after this period the annals convert to the norman nobility...
There is a story, I believe it was in "The Great O'Neil" by Sean O'Faolain, in which he mentions that O'Neil spent several years visiting his allies, giving...
TED MEEHAN
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Nov 30, 2006 12:23 am
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The "slate for his castle roof" of course was lead! I don't remember ever reading how many of the Irish used firearms, as compared to pikes, at the battle. Don...
Hi there, Having recently completed my doctorate on the Nine Years War, I will try to answer your question. Unfortunately there is no easy answer. To the...
Eoin O'Neill
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Dec 1, 2006 7:28 pm
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Re: The Great O'Neil by Sean O'Faolin Another book to look into is Tyrone's Rebellion by Hiram Morgan. Now I don't remember where I read this tale but I heard...
I am currently doing a Phd on portuguese tin-glaze ceramics in the British Isles and I am looking for sites where they were recovered and where I can go to...
tania manuel
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Dec 3, 2006 5:59 pm
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i have always wondered why the oneill forayed all the way down to kinsale with his forces and did not make his stand in ulster on his own territory. he...
The presence of 4,000 Spanish soldiers at Kinsale had something to do with it. The entire war depended upon the Spaniards and O'Neill had to join up with them....
If I'm not mistaken, the landing of the Spanish at Kinsale was a mistake. Both O'Neil and O'Donnell had suggested a landing in the north, but either the...
TED MEEHAN
tmeehan@...
Dec 8, 2006 9:37 pm
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... with it. The entire war depended upon the Spaniards and O'Neill had to join up with them. I don't see him writing to King Philip saying that Kinsale was...
... think oneil was more impressed by phillips don jan or by one of his own counselors. hope it wasnt one of my ansestors judi d . Yes, they did. They gave...
The Battle of Kinsale was probably the most important battle in modern Irish or British history – far more important than the Boyne ninety years later. It...
Eoin O'Neill
irenep@...
Dec 10, 2006 10:40 am
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Actually there are a lot of accounts of Irish military history, at least as regards the early modern period, in the archives. There is no general account of...
Eoin O'Neill
irenep@...
Dec 10, 2006 10:40 am
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... Conn bacach grandson. mathew was Shane oneills half brother wasnt he? do you know if they had diffeent mothers? i suppose you are right about needing the...
Eoin - Four Courts Press, among others, comes to mind. Your topic is certainly of substantial interest. Unrevised dissertations are a problem with many ...
judi donnelly asked, ... Conn bacach grandson. mathew was Shane oneills half brother wasnt he? do you know if they had diffeent mothers? Séan's mother was...
