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The Stars of Ballymenone, New Edition
In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure through history. He settled into the farming community of Ballymenone, beside Lough Erne in the County Fermanagh, and listened to the old people. For a decade he heard and recorded the stories and songs in which they outlined their culture, recounted their history, and pictured their world. In their view, their world was one of love, defeat, and uncertainty, demanding the virtues of endurance: faith, bravery, and wit. Glassie's task in this book is to set the scene, to sketch the backdrop and clear the stage, so that...
Fermanagh
This extensive work begins with the Ulster Plantation in Fermanagh and deals with all the major historical events over the centuries as experienced in the county. It deals particularly with the recent conflict as endured in Fermanagh and details all of the deaths (114) that occurred there. It examines how the Irish Government cooperated with the British Government on Border security, using official declassified British Government documents and explores the validity or otherwise of claims of ethnic cleansing.
Medieval Ireland
Now available in paperback, this book describes, for the first time, the nature of the unique economic areal system of Gaelic Ireland as it developed and changed between the Early Medieval and Anglo-Norman periods, with special emphasis on the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The origins of this system are explored in their European context, and the components of the system: local kingdom, tricha cet, late-tuath and baile biataig, are explored, described and understood. Special attention is given to the role of kingship in this early society, as well as to the lesser grades within society. A large part of this work of political geography is taken up with the task of listing and describing the...
