Item category 1: Local Studies Local History Collection

Subject: Donnchadh Ó Corráin is emeritus professor of medieval history at University College Cork.

The archaeological site at Raystown was lost for 1,000 years, until it was rediscovered by geophysical survey as part of archaeological investigations along the route of the M2 Finglas–Ashbourne road project. Archaeological excavations carried out over a year revealed that Raystown began as a ce...

Some of the papers provide a fascinating synopsis of the results of excavations and surveys at towns such as Castledermot, Enniscorthy, Inistioge, Navan, New Ross and Wexford. Others focus on research carried out at a particular site or building within a key medieval town (Carlow, Drogheda, Ferns...

In the late twelfth century, Ireland was absorbed into the dominions of the kings of England. This transformed the social and political life of the island, with implications that resonate to the present day. How are we to interpret this formative period of Irish history? In the course of the twen...