From Chiefdom to State in Early Ireland
From Chiefdom to State in Early Ireland

Author: D. Blair Gibson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-08-27

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1139560700

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This book tracks the development of social complexity in Ireland from the late prehistoric period on into the Middle Ages. Using a range of methods and techniques, particularly data from settlement patterns, Blair Gibson demonstrates how Ireland evolved from constellations of chiefdoms into a political entity bearing the characteristics of a rudimentary state. This book argues that early medieval Ireland's highly complex political systems should be viewed as amalgams of chiefdoms with democratic procedures for choosing leaders rather than kingdoms. Gibson explores how these chiefdom confederacies eventually transformed into recognizable states over a period of 1,400 years.

County Clare Ireland, Genealogy and Irish Family History Notes from the Irish Archives
County Clare Ireland, Genealogy and Irish Family History Notes from the Irish Archives

Author: Michael C. O'Laughlin

Publisher: Irish Roots Cafe

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780940134874

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A hands on guide to find your family within the county Clare. Full size 8 1/2 x 11; 55 pages; illustrations, some of which may appear faded with age as in the originals; Full color map of the county: Local Sources; Coats of Arms; and record extracts. Many families are given with family history notes, specific locations; coat of arms; and seats of power. Some are only mentioned. A must for any researcher. ( For a large collection of family histories within the county we also recommend "The Book of Irish Families, great & small", by O'Laughlin.). A third work that continues the Irish Families Project on Clare is entitled “Families of County Clare, Ireland”.

Parnell and his Times
Parnell and his Times

Author: Joep Leerssen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1108495265

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The run-up to Irish independence (1910-1920) was driven by the need to come to terms with Parnell's defeat and death.