Pre-Norman Fortification in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Ireland

Kieran Denis O'Conor

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Pre-Norman Fortification in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Ireland

Kieran Denis O'Conor

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This paper examines the evolution of fortification in Connacht during the 11th and 12th centuries, prior to the arrival of theAnglo-Normans to Ireland in 1169. Our main argument is that Irish fortresses of the period, while generally stronger and more substantial than what was seen before, evolved out of the native cashel, rath and crannog traditions. Recent fieldwork carried out in the west of Ireland on various lakeland sites is used to demonstrate this point.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Journal	Château Gaillard, Caen
Volume	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6989
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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O'Conor, K. and Naessens, P.

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Pre-Norman Fortification in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Ireland

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