Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland
Author: John O'Donovan
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Published: 1851
Total Pages: 1426
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Author: John O'Donovan
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Published: 1851
Total Pages: 1426
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernadette Cunningham
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Published: 2014-04
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ISBN-13: 9781846825385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere was something about the form and substance of the Annals of the Four Masters, compiled in the 1630s, that allowed them to become accepted as an authentic, reliable and comprehensive record of Gaelic society. Drawing on a rich heritage of manuscript sources on Irish history, these annals have long been regarded as an essential element of the cultural capital of a community that valued its Gaelic past. The Four Masters' approach to making their own annals conveys their regard for the older written records that had preserved for them, in manuscript, the history of their ancestors. This study surveys the scholarly and political context, both Irish and European, that inspired the annalists, reconstructing the networks of professional expertise and patronage that contributed to the pursuit of scholarship about the Irish past. The original manuscripts of these annals are used to illuminate how the annalists collaborated in the production and revision of their magnum opus, while comparison with the extant source texts consulted by the annalists reveals their priorities and their understanding of the world in which they lived.
Author: John O'Donovan
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Published: 1848
Total Pages: 860
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Daniel P. McCarthy
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 458
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollectively the Irish annals represent a substantial and important source for the history and culture of Ireland. These texts provide the primary witness for much of early medieval Irish history, and for many key events and persons up until c.1600. Many of the most important of these texts passed into the possession of 17th-century Anglo-Irish scholars, and it was principally their work which formed the basis for all modern scholarship on them. However, examination of their work shows that a number of the accepted hypotheses rest upon assertions of opinion, and are unsupported by any textual evidence. This book first re-examines the manuscript evidence, commencing with an account of the primary manuscript witnesses for the ten most characteristic annalistic texts. It then reviews the scholarly literature relating to the annalistic corpus and identifies those hypotheses that are not supported by the available evidence. Next, based upon a critical evaluation of both the textual and chronological characteristics of the texts, the book establishes, where possible, the place, author(s), time and salient characteristics of the compilations that have contributed to the development of these ten texts. The penultimate chapter reviews the chronology of these texts and identifies the basis for a synchronised chronology for them all.
Author: J. O'Donovan
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Published: 1856
Total Pages: 672
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael O'Clery
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Published: 1845
Total Pages: 206
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernadette Cunningham
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis quirky, yet important book, breaks new ground in the study of Gaelic Ireland by exploiting the rich source material contained in the sixteenth-century Annals of Ulster, Annals of Connacht, the Annals of Loch Cé and the Four Masters. While attention has previously been paid to poetry in Irish as a source for the history of the 16th century, the richness of the prose sources have not been exploited by historians. The annals contain a series of short accounts of events arranged by year. The storytelling of the annalists provides the openings into the past that are the key to this book, which uses seven of their longer stories to examine, at micro level, aspects of Gaelic society that created them. The significance of each story is illuminated by reference to other contemporary evidence, including the genealogies and the poetry. The text is provided in both the original Irish with an English language translation, with extensive writings placing the passages in their historical time.
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Published: 1848
Total Pages: 646
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John O'Donovan
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Published: 1848
Total Pages: 422
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John O'Donovan
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Published: 1856
Total Pages: 650
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