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Unruly Ireland

Gillian Kenny

Unruly Ireland explores the strange, unsettled, and deeply human sides of Irish history and folklore, from the medieval period to the modern world.

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A look at the life of a woman long blamed for the conquest of Ireland in the twelfth century

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The Man With The Biggest PR Problem in Irish History

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Diarmait Mac Murchada (DEER-mit mac MURR-a-kha)
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This Field Was Full of Words

The scholars of Monasterboice

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Looking for the Loud Centuries

You turn off the M1 motorway and follow the signs for the monastery, and the road narrows almost at once. The hedgerows close in on a country lane, the kind where you slow down and hope nobody’s coming the other way. Then, as you crawl arou...

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The King’s Question

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