Overview

Essays originating from the 1998 Castle Studies Group Conference, held in Maynooth, county Kildare, Ireland. The book has been brought together specifically to advance research on castles and fortifications in Ireland and Wales. The relation of Wales to Ireland in this volume is simple. Closely connected in the Middle Ages, the majority of the Anglo-Normans who came over to Ireland in 1169 and subsequent years originated from south Wales and the Welsh Marches. Common Irish names such as Barry, Fitzgerald, and many others, have their origins in Norman-dominated parts of Wales during the 12th century, and many castle designs in Ireland were influenced by Welsh design, and vice versa. The book also honours Jeremy Knight, a man whose research over the years and his excavation at Montgomery Castle has helped to give the subject academic validity.

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Author:   John R. Kenyon ,  Kieran O'Conor
Publisher:   Four Courts Press Ltd
Imprint:   Four Courts Press Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781851827268

ISBN 10:   1851827269
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   March 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Biography of Jeremy Knight by James Hawes (Film-maker) A reinterpretation of the earthworks at Baginbun, county Wexford Kieran O'Conor (NUI Galway) A summary of recent work at the Rock of Dunamase, county Laois Brian Hodkinson (Archaeologist) William Marshal's building works at Chepstow castle, Monmouthsire, 1189-1219 Richard Avent (Cadw, Cardiff) The Record Tower, Dublin Castle Conleth Manning (Duchas, Dublin) Squaring circles: flooring round towers in Wales and Ireland T.E. McNeill (Queen's University, Belfast) Hubert's Folly: the abortive castle of the Kerry (Montgomeryshire) campaign, 1228 C.J. Spurgeon (Royal Commission of Historical Monuments, Wales) The hall-house in Ireland David Sweetman (Duchas, Dublin) The chronology and formal affinities of the donjon at Ferns, county Wexford Tadhg O'Keefe & Margaret Coughlan (NUI Dublin & Historian) Dolforwyn Castle: prospect and retrospect Lawrence Butler (University of York) Two views from the roof: design and defence at Conwy and Stokesay Derek Renn (historian) Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthenshire: the reinterpretation of a monument John R. Kenyon (National Museum of Wales) The defensive nature of Irish moated sites Terry Barry (Trinity College) Brady's Castle, Thomastown, county Kilkenny: a 14th-century fortified town house John Bradley & Ben Murtagh (NUI Maynooth & Archaeologist) Carncastle: a fortified islet on the north-east coast of county Antrim David Newman Johnson (Architect)

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John Kenyon works with the National Museum of Wales. Kieron O'Conor is the author of several articles on medieval Ireland, and lectures in NUI Galway.

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