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Doyle, Peigin

 
9781913934743: The High Fortess: A Guide to the Rock of Dunamase
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1913934748 ISBN 13 : 9781913934743
Editeur : Wordwell, 2022

Synopsis

The ruins of an Anglo-Norman fortress built over an Early Christian Irish dún, it was fought over, occupied, fortified, reinforced, seized, abandoned, and blown up. Today, silhouetted against the Laois skyline, the stark grandeur of the ruined fastness of Dunamase has the power still to stir our imaginations.

Plundered by Viking raiders in 843AD, it became the dowry of Aoife, the bartered daughter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, when she married Richard De Clare, Strongbow, as the price for the Anglo-Norman invader restoring Diarmait as king of Leinster.
Fortified by a murder hole, arrow slits, portcullis, drawbridge and high protecting walls, the struggles between Gaelic Irish versus invading forces played out around the fortress of Dunamase for centuries. Weapons and armor, buckles and spurs, gaming pieces and arrowheads, Gaelic metalwork and medieval coins, all unearthed in excavations, bear witness to its role as a focal point for critical events in Irish history.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peigín Doyle is a writer and editor, based in Sligo. Her specialist areas are history, heritage and archaeology. She has previously published in these areas tor the Office of Public Works (OPW) and for Wordwell Books.

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Éditeur
Wordwell
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1913934748
ISBN 13 
9781913934743
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
100
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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