- History, European History, Early Medieval Ireland, Ireland, Iron Age Ireland (Archaeology), Modern Ireland, and 19 moreBritish and Irish History, Irish History, Irish Studies, Irish Politics, Crusader Archaeology, Late Medieval, Later Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, Early Medieval Europe (Archaeology), Late Roman Empire, Late Roman Archaeology, Late Roman and early Byzantine fortifications, Anglo-Norman history, Irish Archaeology, High Medieval Ireland, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, and Medieval Prosopographyedit
- High Medieval Irish provincial kingdoms & lordships
John O'Donovan Scholar at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Former Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholaredit
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This paper explores the themes of abduction, patronage, female wealth and marital relationships through their intersection in the life of Derbforgaill (d. 1193), whose abduction in 1152 sparked a chain of events that contributed to the... more
This paper explores the themes of abduction, patronage, female wealth and marital relationships through their intersection in the life of Derbforgaill (d. 1193), whose abduction in 1152 sparked a chain of events that contributed to the English invasion of Ireland. Derbforgaill is also remembered for her donations to Mellifont in 1157, during the consecration of its ‘church of the monks’, and to the construction of a nuns’ church in Clonmacnoise in 1167. Focusing on the broader political context of these donations offers strong grounds for reconsideration of both Derbforgaill's and other women's experiences. Among the wider implications of this study must be the reconceptualisation of female political importance as functional through or in concert with marriage partners, rather than the natal family.
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Tigernán Ua Ruairc, King of Bréifne and Conmaicne, was assassinated in 1172 at a meeting with the Anglo-Norman magnate Hugh de Lacy. Present amongst Hugh de Lacy's entourage was an Irish dynast from Ua Ruairc's kingdom. This article seeks... more
Tigernán Ua Ruairc, King of Bréifne and Conmaicne, was assassinated in 1172 at a meeting with the Anglo-Norman magnate Hugh de Lacy. Present amongst Hugh de Lacy's entourage was an Irish dynast from Ua Ruairc's kingdom. This article seeks to establish that this dynast was an Ua Ragallaig, rather than an Ua Ruairc as he was originally recorded.