A New History of Ireland.$nVolume 1,$pPrehistoric and Early Ireland /$cedited by Dáibhí O. Cróinín: PREHISTORIC AND EARLY IRELAND; I: THE GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENT IN IRISH HISTORY; II: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; III: IRELAND BEFORE 3000 B.C.; IV: NEOLITHIC IRE

In this first volume of the Royal Irish Academy's multi-volume A New History of Ireland a wide range of national and international scholars, in every field of study, have produced studies of the archaeology, art, culture, geography, geology, history, language, law, literature, music, and related topics that include surveys of all previous scholarship combined with the latest research findings, to offer readers the first truly comprehensive and authoritative account of Irish history from the dawn of time down to the coming of the Normans in 1169. Included in the volume is a comprehensive bibliography of all the themes discussed in the narrative, together with copious illustrations and maps, and a thorough index. CONTENTS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 6 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 29 MAPS......Page 32 PLATES......Page 33 LINE DRAWINGS AND TEXT FIGURES......Page 41 ABBREVITIONS AND CONVENTIONS......Page 45 INTRODUCTION: PREHISTORIC AND EARLY IRELAND......Page 58 I: THE GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENT IN IRISH HISTORY......Page 84 II: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT......Page 115 III: IRELAND BEFORE 3000 B.C.......Page 132 IV: NEOLITHIC IRELAND......Page 152 V: BRONZE-AGE IRELAND......Page 181 VI: IRON-AGE IRELAND......Page 217 VII: IRELAND, 400–800......Page 265 VIII: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND, c.400–1169: SETTLEMENT AND ECONOMY......Page 318 IX: THE CHURCH IN IRISH SOCIETY, 400–800......Page 384 X: EARLY IRISH LAW......Page 414 XI: HIBERNO-LATIN LITERATURE TO 1169......Page 454 XII: ‘WHAT WAS BEST OF EVERY LANGUAGE’: THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE......Page 488 XIII: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TO 1169......Page 534 XIV: MANUSCRIPTS AND PALAEOGRAPHY......Page 594 XV: IRELAND c.800: ASPECTS OF SOCIETY......Page 632 XVI: THE VIKING AGE......Page 692 Appendix: Old Norse borrowings into Irish......Page 713 XVII: THE IRISH CHURCH, 800–c.1050......Page 718 XVIII: CHURCH AND POLITICS, c.750–c.1100......Page 739 XIX: VISUAL ARTS AND SOCIETY......Page 763 XX: ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE BEFORE 1169......Page 797 XXI: MUSIC IN PREHISTORIC AND MEDIEVAL IRELAND......Page 827 Appendix I: Irish manuscripts containing music notation......Page 892 Appendix II: index of libraries......Page 894 XXII: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF IRELAND'S VIKING-AGE TOWNS......Page 897 XXIII: COINS AND COINAGE IN PRE-NORMAN IRELAND......Page 925 XXIV: IRELAND BEFORE THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF......Page 935 XXV: IRELAND AND HER NEIGHBOURS, c.1014–c.1072......Page 945 XXVI: HIGH-KINGS WITH OPPOSITION, 1072–1166......Page 982 XXVII: LATIN LEARNING AND LITERATURE IN IRELAND, 1169–1500......Page 1017 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 1079 A......Page 1231 B......Page 1236 C......Page 1241 D......Page 1251 E......Page 1256 F......Page 1258 G......Page 1261 H......Page 1263 I......Page 1266 J......Page 1267 K......Page 1268 L......Page 1269 M......Page 1273 N......Page 1280 O......Page 1281 P......Page 1283 R......Page 1286 S......Page 1288 T......Page 1293 U......Page 1295 V......Page 1300 W......Page 1301 Z......Page 1302 A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. Volume I begins by looking at geography and the physical environment. Chapters follow that examine pre-3000, neolithic, bronze-age and iron-age Ireland and Ireland up to 800. Society, laws, church and politics are all analysed separately as are architecture, literature, manuscripts, language, coins and music. The volume is brought up to 1166 with chapters, amongst others, on the Vikings, Ireland and its neighbours, and opposition to the High-Kings. A final chapter moves further on in time, examining Latin learning and literature in Ireland to 1500. v. 1. Prehistoric and early Ireland / edited by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín v. 2. Medieval Ireland, 1169-1534 / edited by Art Cosgrove v. 3. Early modern Ireland, 1534-1691 v. 4. Eighteenth-century Ireland, 1691-1800 / edited by T.W. Moody, W.E. Vaughan v. 5. Ireland under the Union, I, 1801-1870 / edited by W.E. Vaughan v. 6. Ireland under the Union, II, 1870-1921 / edited by W.E. Vaughan v. 7. Ireland, 1921-84 / edited by J.R. Hill v. 8. A chronology of Irish history to 1976 : a companion to Irish history, I v. 9. Maps, genealogies, lists : a companion to Irish history, II / edited by T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne V. 1. Prehistoric And Early Ireland -- V. 2. Medieval Ireland, 1169-1534 -- V. 3. Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691 -- V. 4. Eighteenth-century Ireland, 1691-1800 -- V. 5. Ireland Under The Union, I: 1801-70 -- V. 6. Ireland Under The Union, Ii: 1870-1921 -- V. 7. Ireland, 1921-84 -- V. 8. A Chronology Of Irish History To 1976 -- V. 9. Maps, Genealogies, Lists. Editors Vary. Imprint Varies Slightly. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. This first volume of the magisterial A New History of Ireland series examines the archaeology, art, culture, geography, geology, history, language, law, literature, and music of prehistoric Ireland, offering readers the first truly comprehensive and authoritative account of Irish history from the dawn of time to the coming of the Normans. This third volume of "A New History of Ireland" opens with a character study of early modern Ireland and a panoramic survey of Ireland in 1534, followed by 12 chapters of narrative history. There are also chapters on the economy, coinage, languages and literature, and the Irish abroad. A New History of Ireland, "in nine volumes, provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the middleages, down to the present day."-- Back cover