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Prehistoric Ireland

Pagan Celtic Ireland
by Barry Raftery
Using the latest archaeological information, this book presents an up-to-date account of Ireland in the millennium before the coming of Christianity. New findings indicate that the construction of the country's great royal centres, such as Tara and Emain ...
Paperback. Price GB £16.95

Tara: A Select Bibliography
by Edel Bhreathnach
Tara is traditionally interpreted as the chief seat of the Irish high-kings from the earliest times until the middle of the 6th century AD. This book provides a survey of texts most relevant to our understanding of the site, and the main themes which have ...
Hardback. Price GB £9.95

New History of Ireland I: Prehistoric and Early
Croinin, Daibhi O
This long-awaited and, in many ways, impressive volume comprises `the first truly comprehensive and authoritative account of Irish history from the dawn of time down to the coming of the Normans in 1169'. With the successive volumes already long published, this first volume covers a period of over 7,000 years. Reflecting the great leaps forward that Irish archaeology and history have made during the last two decades, the chapters, written by ...
Paperback. Price GB £36.00
Hardback. Price GB £207.00

Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne
Stout, Geraldine
The landscape around the Bend of the Boyne and the prehistoric site of Newgrange was designated a World Heritage Site in 1993, attesting to its major importance in the archaeology and history of Ireland. This stunning book celebrates that landscape with a description of archaeological sites and finds dating from prehistoric times, the early historic and medieval period, including descriptions of the major historic battles that took place, through ...
Hardback. Price GB £25.00

Prehistoric Music of Ireland
O'Dwyer, Simon
Irish culture has a strong musical tradition that goes back centuries, or perhaps even further than that! Simon O'Dwyer's research explores the music, and the instruments on which it was played, of prehistoric and early medieval Ireland based on archaeological finds, experimental work using reconstructions of instruments, medieval imagery and legends. This book presents a study of known examples of musical instruments from the Stone Age to AD 700 ...
Paperback. Price GB £19.99

Temples of Stone: Exploring the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland
by Carleton Jones
Oxbow says: In Exploring the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland Carleton Jones is on a quest to understand these ancient monuments and the people who built them. Despite its glossy cover and hundreds of colour photographs, this book is far too good ...
Hardback. Price GB £20.00

Cois tSiure: Nine Thousand Years of Human Activity in the Lower Suir Valley
Eogan, James
Paperback. Price GB £25.00

Irish Megalithic Tombs
Twohig, Elizabeth Shee
Supported by colour photographs, reconstruction drawings, plans and maps, this book presents an invaluable introductory guide to the megalithic tombs of Ireland. Twohig focuses on a representative sample of megalithic tombs, approximately 1,600 of which ...
Paperback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £5.99