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Medieval Social Perspectives

Medieval Irish political and economic divisions

The three primary dynamics of medieval society were the control of the production of wealth, the raising of armies for war, and the administration of justice for the achievement of civic order. Such functions did not operate in a vacuum but used a hierarchical spatial system, or a system of local, regional and provincial territorial … Read more

Categories Features, Issue 5 (Sep/Oct 2007), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Volume 15

The English Pale:a ‘failed entity’?

It is hardly surprising that Irish historians have been reluctant to engage with negative later medieval English perceptions of Ireland (see sidebar below), other than to impugn their veracity. In regard to the English Pale, for instance, studies of interaction between Gaedhil and Gaill have aimed to disprove its status as an international frontier; depictions … Read more

Categories Anglo-Norman Ireland, Early Modern History (1500–1700), Early Modern History Social Perspectives, Features, Gaelic Ireland, Issue 2(March/April 2011), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Volume 19

Returning to core principles

                      In mendicant orders—Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites and Augustinians—monastic life and outside religious activity are combined; neither personal nor community tenure of property are allowed under their original regulations. They shared the characteristics outlined above but were individually distinct owing to such factors as the founder’s … Read more

Categories Early Modern History (1500–1700), Early Modern History Social Perspectives, Features, Issue 1 (Jan/Feb 2007), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Volume 15

Colony and Frontier in Medieval Ireland: essays presented to J.F. Lydon T.B. Barry, Robin Frame and Katharine Simms (eds.) (Hambledon Press)

This collection of essays in honour of Professor J.F. Lydon, recently retired Lecky Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, is a worthy tribute to a scholar who has contributed so much to our present understanding of the history of the Anglo-Norman colony, and who has inspired a new generation of historians, many of them … Read more

Categories Gaelic Ireland, Issue 1 (Spring 1996), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Reviews, Reviews, Volume 4

The irish ‘Greyhound’ Pig: an extinct indigenous breed of pig

The Irish Greyhound pig was a descendant of the European wild pig (Sus scrofa) that had roamed Irish forests since prehistoric times. It was first domesticated in Ireland during the Neolithic. In the early Middle Ages there was not much distinction between the wild pig and the domesticated pig; the domesticated pig was fed on … Read more

Categories 18th-19th Century Social Perspectives, 18th–19th - Century History, Early Modern History (1500–1700), Early Modern History Social Perspectives, Features, Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 2005), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Volume 13
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