Today, Dr Sharon Greene tells us how archaeologists explore how people lived in the past, what they believed and so on through the material remains they left behind. This can sometimes confirm or deny what the written records tell us – but most often it adds another layer to our understanding medieval Ireland. We chat about disciplinary challenges, how scholars can work together, Killeen Cormac, ringforts, cattle, sheep, St Brigit, ogham stones, the 'remote' western islands and settlement cemeteries.
Suggested reading:
OʼSullivan, Aidan, Finbar McCormick, Thomas R. Kerr, and Lorcan Harney, Early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100: the evidence from archaeological excavations (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 2014).
Sharon Greene, 'Killeen Cormac – the archaeology and history of a significant early Christian foundation', Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society, Volume 20 2012/2013
Fergus Kelly, Early Irish farming: a study based mainly on the law-texts of the 7th and 8th centuries AD, Early Irish Law Series, 4 (Dublin: School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1997)
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
X (formerly Twitter): @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Taighde Éireann (formerly Science Foundation Ireland/Irish Research Council).
Views expressed are the speakers' own.
Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
Logo design: Matheus de Paula Costa
Music: Lexin_Music
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