June 09
Sun 2pm Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar. Irish artists and the Great War 1914–1918, Marie Bourke.
Nick Maxwell
EVENTS
MAY 02 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Avenue. The amazing life of Delia Murphy, Carmen Cullen. Adm. €4/€2. 07 Tues 8pm Dublin Port Company & Bullock Harbour Preservation Association, Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre. Hugh Leonard walk, Danielle Keyes-Byrne. 07 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. … Read more
LIFE AND DEATH IN MEDIEVAL GAELIC IRELAND: the skeletons from Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal
CATRIONA J. McKENZIE and EILEEN M. MURPHY Four Courts Press €45 ISBN 9781846823305 Reviewed by: Áine Foley Áine Foley is a Busteed Fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. In 2003 a cemetery at Ballyhanna, near Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, was excavated, revealing the skeletal remains of almost 1,300 individuals. Radiocarbon dating established … Read more
THE MAKING OF MEDIEVAL DERRY
CIARÁN J. DEVLIN Four Courts Press €22.45 ISBN 9781846827556 Reviewed by: Sparky Booker Sparky Booker lectures in medieval history at Queen’s University, Belfast. It is clear when reading The making of medieval Derry that it is the fruit of a life’s work; it is characterised by an impressive depth and richness of detail, as well … Read more
FRENCH IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND, IRELAND IN MEDIEVAL FRENCH: the paradox of two worlds
Keith Busby Brepols €110 ISBN 9782503570211 Reviewed by: Caoimhe Whelan Caoimhe Whelan is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of History, Trinity College, Dublin. This volume offers encyclopaedic coverage from the twelfth–fourteenth centuries of both the French language and literature in medieval Ireland and the representation of Ireland in medieval French literature. Drawing on … Read more