Castles Of Ireland

Author : Mairead Ashe Fitzgerald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781847176677
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Castles of Ireland written by Mairead Ashe Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Castles are the most familiar medieval landmark across the Irish countryside. Their often romantic appearance belies their turbulent history and their lore abounds in stories of sieges, betrayals and daring escapes. From the earliest stone castles such as Dublin Castle to the fortified manor houses such as Red Hugh O'Donnell's Donegal Castle, each has a fascinating and individual story to tell. Castles of Ireland brings the reader on a tour of more than sixty castles, from the biggest and most well-known to dramatic and atmospheric ruins which had a role to play in shaping Ireland's history.

Author : Tadhg O'Keeffe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846828638
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland Encastellated AD 950-1550 written by Tadhg O'Keeffe and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite an ever-expanding literature on Irish castles, the relationships between the castle building tradition in Ireland and those of contemporary Europe have attracted very little attention among Irish scholars. This book seeks to remedy this by approaching the corpus of Irish castles as a non-Irish scholar might do. Is there a case for dating the first castles in Ireland to the tenth century in line with the revised chronology of castle-building on the Continent? Are castles in Ireland typical of their periods by contemporary standards in England and France in particular? Are any castles in Ireland genuinely innovative or radical by those contemporary standards? What inferences about Ireland's place in medieval Europe can be drawn from the evidence of its castles and their forms?

Author : James Lyttleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846822742
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blarney Castle written by James Lyttleton and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Ireland's best-known castles. Many visitors to Ireland include a trip to the castle in their itinerary, often lining up to kiss the Blarney Stone in hope of acquiring the 'gift of the gab.' Yet despite the castle's ubiquitous image on postcards and tourist promotional literature, there is little acknowledgment of the building's historical and archaeological significance as a native lordly residence. This book brings the castle's architecture to the fore, placing it in the context of an expansive native lordship in late medieval Munster, and showing how changes in the layout and appearance of the building can be attributed to the castle's occupants, who continued to redefine their social standing and cultural identity through the Tudor reconquest and beyond.

Author : Constance Louisa Adams
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Castles of Ireland: Some Fortress Histories and Legends written by Constance Louisa Adams and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book by Constance Louisa Adams, we explore some of the greatest landmarks in Ireland. "The Castles of Ireland are far too numerous for any single volume to contain their separate histories," but Adams does an amazing job of recounting the history and construction to the ones named within this volume.

Author : Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780715326923
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Castles written by Plantagenet Somerset Fry and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents original maps, plans and archive illustrations alongside hundreds of photographs, showing ruins and surviving castles in their glory. This work includes descriptions of hundreds of special buildings, from remote ruins in isolated settings to imposing piles in towns and cities.

Author : P. David Sweetman
Publisher : Irish Books & Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Castles of Ireland written by P. David Sweetman and published by Irish Books & Media. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of the Irish medieval castle from 1169 onwards, drawing on the research and records of the Archaeological Survey.

Author : RODN CASTLEDEN
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780875517
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Castles of Britain and Ireland written by RODN CASTLEDEN and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many, medieval castles are the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Immersed in history and centuries old, each one tells a story of Kings, Queens and feuding lords; war and bloody conflict; treason, revenge and murder. In Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden weaves a fascinating and detailed narrative of 115 of the grandest and most historically significant castles in the British Isles, including Balmoral in Scotland, Bunratty in Ireland, Caernarfon in Wales and St Michael's Mount in England. As well as the details of the construction, function, and often the destruction of these magnificent buildings, each chapter also tells the human stories behind these ancient walls, with fascinating details of everyday life within.

Author : Damien Noonan
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781854107527
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Castles and Ancient Monuments of Ireland written by Damien Noonan and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the rich green fields of its lowlands to its rugged hills and coasts, Ireland’s constantly changing countryside is bestrewn with castles, abbeys, and a rich variety of ancient monuments. This outstanding guide will show travelers how to discover these treasures for themselves. Castles & Ancient Monuments of Ireland describes and illustrates more than 150 of the country’s most beautiful and important historic sites, from Neolithic tombs and stone circles to medieval tower houses. Packed with color photos, maps, directions, visitor information, and intriguing background details, this is the perfect companion to exploring Ireland’s past.

Author : Rolf Loeber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846828201
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Houses and Castles, 1400-1740 written by Rolf Loeber and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new volume collecting together, for the first time, the writings of the esteemed academic, Rolf Loeber. This stunning new work also includes a bibliography of the writings of Rolf Loeber on Irish history, architecture, settlement and literature, featuring over 100 maps, photographs and illustrations.00From the contents:0- Chapter One: An architectural history of Gaelic castles and settlements, 1370?1600; 0- Chapter Two: The geography and practice of English colonisation in Ireland, 1534?1609; 0- Chapter Three: Pre-plantation architecture and the early seventeenth-century building conditions for Ulster and the Midlands plantations; 0- Chapter Four: Irish houses and castles, 1660?1690; 0- Chapter Five: Early Classicism in Ireland: architecture before the Georgian era; 0- Chapter Six: The architecture of Irish country houses 1691-1740: continuity and innovation; 0- Chapter Seven: A bibliography of the writings of Rolf Loeber on Irish history, architecture, settlement and literature.

Author : Tarquin Blake
Publisher : Collins Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848893269
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Ireland's Castles written by Tarquin Blake and published by Collins Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether ruined or opulant, castles can fire the imagination. Here is a breathtaking tour of some of Ireland's lesser known castles, accompanied by hundreds of color photos, and true stories of duels, derring-do, and defiance.