Irish Historical Documents, Vol. 1

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Description: 1. Introduction: Irish and Latin documents as sources for Irish history (Including a discussion of problems in using so-called 'traditional' information, the difficulties in dating early texts found in later manuscripts, the compilatory nature of Irish annals, differing attitudes to Irish and Latin language sources, the local rather than national nature of much pre-Norman material) 2. Chapter 1: Fifth-century and earlier sources (These to include extracts dealing with Ireland from Strabo's Geography, Tacitus' Agricola & Annals, Ptolemy's Geography & Almagest, Solinus' Collectanea rerum Memorabilium, Ammianus Marcellinus' History, the writings of St Jerome, Orosius' History against the pagans, Patrick's Confessio as found in the Book of Armagh, Ogam stones) 3. Chapter 2: Sixth-century sources: (These to include extracts from Ogam stones, Columbanus' letters & sermons, Penitential of Finnian, Amra Columcille (an elegy on the death of St Columba) 4. Chapter 3: Seventh-century sources (These to include extracts from 7th century annals dealing with high-kings of Tara and provincial kings of Ireland, two poems on Leinster genealogies, Cogitosus' life of Brigit, Muirchú's life of Patrick - as found in the Book of Armagh, Tírechán's Collectanea, two poems on Columba, Cáin Adomnáin - a legal tract on the rights of women and clerics)l lament for Cuimíne Foto, the Antiphonary of Bangor. 5. Chapter 4: Eighth-century sources. (These to include extracts from Cíarraige genealogies, annals of Iona, Munster sources on kingship, extracts from law-tracts dealing with role of rulers (both secular and ecclesiastical), marriages, control of land, role of poets, wisdom tracts on rulers, Timna Cathair Máir - poetic account of Leinster kingdoms, charter material from the Book of Armagh) 6. Chapter 5: Ninth-century sources, (These to include extracts from origin legends of dynasties such as the Uí Néill & the Éoganachta - most important kings in northern and southern halves of Ireland respectively. Also Senchas Síl Ír - traditions about the prehistoric history of Ulster , annals dealing with arrival of Vikings, Baile in Scáil - account of kings of Tara and their burial places, annals dealing with Fedelmid mac Crimthann - king and holy man, Vita Tripartita - legendary account of Patrick's British childhood & his travels in Ireland, annals of Armagh, Bethu Brigde - legendary account of Brigit including her consecration as a bishop, Monastery of Tallaght - account of the Céli Dé. 7. Chapter 6: Tenth-century sources (Annals dealing with Clonmacnoise, the kingdom of Mide, Tuathal Techtmar & the story of Uisnech, annals of Dál Cais, annals for Viking wars of 917, Flann Manistrech's poems concerning political events, Lanfranc's & Anselm's letters - by archbishops of Canterbury to Irish kings, professions of bishops of Dublin, Waterford and Limerick, annals giving bishops territorial titles) 8. Chapter 7: Eleventh-century sources (Accounts of Battle of Clontarf and annals dealing with Brian Boru's descendants, annals dealing with the kingdom of Leinster, Óenach Carmain - a poem on the assembly of the Leinstermen, Metrical Dindshenchas on Teltown (site of annual fair connected to kingship of Tara), Conchubranus' Life of St Monena) 9. Chapter 8: Twelfth-century sources (These to include extracts from Cogadh Gaedhal re Gallaibh, The Book of Rights, the kingdom of Cenél nÉogain, the kingdom of Connacht, Banshenchas, Synodal decrees of 1101, Dublin poem - on taxes due to Armagh by Vikings, Bernard's Life of Malachy, Leabhar Gabála Érenn - the book of the [prehistoric] invasions of Ireland, the miracles of St Laurence O'Toole, Jocelin of Furness' Life of Columba, foundation charter of Newry)