Wordwell

Rathgall Hillfort is a site of exceptional importance for Irish archaeology, with its concentration of artifactual evidence unmatched by anywhere else in the country.

Detailed survey of local brickworks throughout the country with buildings chosen to represent the broad range of types and uses. 340 illustrations

Following the success of the three-volume series, Birth, Marriage and Death and the Irish (2016-2021), this collection examines the celebration of Christmas among the Irish, from the seventh century to the present day.

Following the success of Death and the Irish: a Miscellany (2016), this second volume in the series 'Birth, Marriage and Death among the Irish' explores the institution of marriage in Ireland from the seventh century to the present day. This collection of essays ranges over the centuries, from the concept of marriage in early Irish law to its place in today's society, and provides evidence of the changes that took place in attitudes and practices as marriage evolved to match different social expectations.

This collection of studies on the history of Gaelic Ireland is the product of an essay competition sponsored jointly by the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains (Buanchomhairle Thaoisigh Éireann) and Clans of Ireland (Finte na hÉireann).

The year 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. To mark this Quincentenary, a symposium took place on 17–18 February 2017 in Trinity College Dublin and focused on the central notion of freedom in Luther’s thought and in Christian life, as well as on some of the post-Reformation legacies and developments, including the Reformation’s impact on Ireland.

This comprehensive history charts the major events that have shaped county Fermanagh from the days of the Ulster Plantation.

Archaeologists frequently come across puzzling evidence for ritual activity and Pagan Ireland looks at some of these discoveries. This is a survey of the many rituals and beliefs that were vitally important elements of life in ancient Ireland over several thousand years from at least 4000 BC. Driven by a very human desire to make sense of the world and transform their lives, people created sacred spaces and monuments to facilitate communication with the gods and with ancestral figures. A multiplicity of sacred phenomena were a part of everyday experience, with landscapes and objects often holding unworldly meaning.

The first operation under anesthesia in Ireland took place 175 years ago when John MacDonnell, a surgeon at the Richmond Hospital, Dublin amputated the arm of Mary Kane on January 1st 1847.