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Gaelic service kindreds and the landscape identity of lucht tighe

  • Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

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Abstract

This paper discusses the character of the lands of householders who served the courts of Gaelic lords in later medieval Ireland and how their association with those lands, which were mostly of early medieval royal origin, was integral to their identities as hereditary service providers. It demonstrates that this approach has the capacity to reveal a more total picture of later medieval settlement in Gaelic polities than
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBecoming and Belonging in Ireland AD c.1200-1600
Subtitle of host publicationEssays on Identity and Cultural Practice
PublisherCork University Press
Pages167-188
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9781782052630
ISBN (Print)9781782052609
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018

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