Medieval Lough Ce: History, Archaeology, Landscape

Lough CÉ, Co. Roscommon, was one of the most important lakes in medieval Ireland. This book brings, together current research from scholars in a variety of disciplines to explore this neglected region. By presenting archaeological, historical, art historical and political research under the general theme of the landscape around Lough Cé, a new understanding of medieval Roscommon/emerges.

Kieran O'Canor, Niall-Brady, Anne Connon & Carlos Fidalgo-Romo provide a detailed account of a new survey of the Rock of Lough Cé; Christopher Read discusses the recent excavations at Kilteasheen; Miriam Clyne explains the significance of the newly discovered late medieval rental of the abbey of Holy Trinity; John Soderberg & Jennifer, L. Immich use an analysis of livestock in medieval Roscommon to illuminate social boundaries; Rachel Moss presents an account of twelfth-century Romanesque sculpture in north Roscommon; Fiona Beglane describes the deer remains found during the excavations at Kilteasheen and places them within the context of deer-farming and hunting in medieval Ireland, Thomas Finan outlines the evidence for an O'Conor 'Grand Strategy' in the thirteenth century.