Sligo Irish Historic Towns Atlas
Marie-Louise Legg & Fiona Gallagher,
Anglo-Norman parks in medieval Ireland - Fiona Beglane
This
illustrated
volume
examines
the
evidence
for
medieval
parks
in
Anglo-Norman
Ireland.
It
is
the
first
book
on
the
subject
and
concentrates
on
the
parks
documented
in
the
period
1169
to
c.1350.
Drawing
on
archaeological
fieldwork,
historical
and
place-name
evidence,
it
generates
a
broad
understanding
of
the
role
of
parks
in
medieval
society.
It
stresses
the
importance
of
the
landscape
and
of
the
deer,
cattle
and
timber
within
it
as
integral
aspects
of
the
material
culture
of
high-medieval
Ireland.
The
research
is
underpinned
by
extensive
fieldwork,
which
has
identified
surviving
park
features
in
the
landscape.
Key
topics
explored
include
the
form
and
function
of
medieval
parks,
their
occurrence
and
location
in
the
landscape,
the
status
and
identity
of
their
owners
and
a
comparison
with
parks
elsewhere.
Notably,
the
evidence
suggests
that
both
parks
and
fallow
deer
were
relatively
uncommon
in
Ireland
compared
to
England.
The
reasons
for
this
lie
in
chronology,
landscape
and
politics,
and
these
form
a
major
theme
within
the
book.Fiona
Beglane
is a lecturer in archaeology at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, and a consultant zooarchaeologist and a SFC Member.
Steeped in Sligo’s Past,
Actively Securing Sligo’s Future
Archaeology, History, Natural History and Heritage
Established 1945
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INTEREST
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A
wide
range
of
authors
describe,
analyse,
interpret
and
re-
interpret
parts
of
the
complex
understudied,
and
at
times
misunderstood,
archive
of
eight
thousand
years
of
Co.
Sligo’s
past.
Drawing
on
new
and
exciting
knowledge
about
what
Sligo
looked
like
at
times
in
the
remote
past,
the
events
which
changed
lifestyles
and
the
products
of
humble
and
status
craftsmen
the
authors
give
us
a
greater
understanding
of
our
county
and
its
place
in
Ireland’s
past
and
present
and
they
inform
us
of
some
inspired
intellectual
and
artistic
giants
of
more
recent
centuries.
The
illustrations
draw
us
out
into
the
Sligo
landscape,
so
richly
endowed
with
the
natural
beauty,
archaeology and history that surrounds us all the
days of our lives.
A Celebration of Sligo: First Essays for Sligo Field
Club [Hardback]
This
collection
of
34
essays
celebrates
fifty
years
of
the
Sligo
Field
Club
and
reflect
the
interests
of
its
members
in
the
archaeology
and
environment
of
County
Sligo,
Ireland.
A
wide
variety
of
subjects
are
included
supported
by
photographs,
illustrations
and
maps.
ISBN:
9780952809104
|
Published
by:
Sligo
Field
Club
|
Year
of
Publication:
2002 |
336p, b/w illus, maps
Sligo Field Club celebrated its 70
th
Anniversary.
To mark this auspicious event the SFC published a Journal
on County Sligo and the North West.
In 1945 the Sligo Antiquarian Society was founded. A year later it re-named itself the
Sligo Field Club. Despite a transitional period in its initial decade, by 1954 the SFC had
established itself as an active society promoting the Archaeology, History, Natural
History and Heritage of Sligo Town and County. To mark this occasion a SFC Journal
has been published with articles from members and the general public comprising of
topics covering a very wide scope that encompass County Sligo and the North-West.
‘The Lost Tales: Riverstown’s Troubles, 1919-1923’
is
the
second
publication
in
‘The
Lost
Tales’
series
by
local
historian/author
Cían
Harte.
The
book
deals
with
the
years
Ireland
sought
to
attain
freedom
from
the
British
Empire
within
the
local
context
of
rural
east
Sligo.
It
follows
the
activities
of
the
5th
IRA
Riverstown
Battalion
from
the
beginning
of
the
War
of
Independence
to
the
end
of
the
bloody
and
divisive
Civil
War.
The
publication
is
the
culmination
of
a
long
research
process
which
included
accessing
IRA
pension
service
files,
IRA
witness
statements,
contacting
next
of
kin
all
around
the
world,
as
well
as
knowledgeable
locals
of
the
area.
Much
material
had
to
be
handled with great care due to the sensitive nature of the material to hand.
The
author
appreciates
how
this
period
was
extremely
fluid
in
terms
of
local
political
allegiances.
He
has
sought
to
hear
the
side
of
all
arguments
and
write
in
a
non-partisan
manner.
As
a
result,
the
book
contains
unique
biographies
of
Royal
Irish
Constabulary
enlistees
as
well
as
character
.portraits
on
local
Volunteers,
politicians,
Cumann
na
mBan
members
and
Free
State
army
soldiers.
Furthermore,
an
appendix
includes
all
known
volunteers
of
the
5th
Battalion,
encompassing
well
over
350
names
with
personal
detail
gathered
on
every
single
member.
Dozens
of
contemporary
pictures
are
also
included
within
the
pages
of
the
book.
As
well
as
the
factual
narratives
of
the
first
few
chapters,
locals
of
the
area
have
also
been
provided
a
space
in
a
chapter
titled:
‘Orals
Tales
of
the
Past’
which provide a forum for locals to retell the old stories they heard in the days of the rambling house. Many such stories are quite humorous in nature
Gerry
Foley
The
Benbulbin
Barytes
Miners,
The
Forgotten
Story
The
book
is
on
sale
at
€12
in
the
Liber
and
Eason
bookstores
in
Sligo
and
other
outlets,
including
country
markets,
throughout
the
North
Sligo/Leitrim area.
The
24th
in
the
IHTA
series
records
the
topographical
development
of
Sligo
from
earliest
times
to
c.
1900
*
Over
20
historical
and
old
views
are
presented
in
colour
on
A3
sheets
with
additional
thematic
maps
and
illustrations
in
the
accompanying
text.
*
The
extensive
topographical
gazetteer
documents
over
1000
topographical
sites
in
Sligo
and
is
accompanied
by
an
essay
explaining
the
urban
morphological
development
of
the
town.
Over
1000
sites
are
documented
in
Sligo
depicting
the
urban
development
of
the
strategically
situated
north-western
town.
The
atlas
traces
growth
from
Gaelic
settlement
to
the
medieval
town
that
developed
around
Sligo
Castle,
to
its
early
modern
military
presence
through
to
the
twentieth
century.
Sligo
includes
twenty-one
maps
and
views
of
Sligo
as
thematic
maps
included
in
the
essay
and
topographical
gazetteer.
Also
included
is
a
CD-ROM
of
the
publication
where
the
text
is
word
searchable
and
the
maps
and
images
are
in
high
resolution
allowing
for
detailed
examination
Sligo Irish Historic Towns Atlas
Marie-Louise Legg & Fiona Gallagher,
2018©PJAllen
Purchase all 3 Editions
of the SFC Journal online.
Volumes 1 & 2 - €25 Each
Volume 3 - €20
All 3 Vols €65
inc National
&
International
P&P
This illustrated volume examines the evidence for medieval parks in Anglo-Norman Ireland. It is the first book on the subject and
concentrates on the parks documented in the period 1169 to c.1350. Drawing on archaeological fieldwork, historical and place-name
evidence, it generates a broad understanding of the role of parks in medieval society. It stresses the importance of the landscape and of
the deer, cattle and timber within it as integral aspects of the material culture of high-medieval Ireland. The research is underpinned by
extensive fieldwork, which has identified surviving park features in the landscape. Key topics explored include the form and function
of medieval parks, their occurrence and location in the landscape, the status and identity of their owners and a comparison with parks
elsewhere. Notably, the evidence suggests that both parks and fallow deer were relatively uncommon in Ireland compared to England.
The reasons for this lie in chronology, landscape and politics, and these form a major theme within the book.
Fiona Beglane is a lecturer in archaeology at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, and a consultant zooarchaeologist.
SFC Journal Volume One €25 includes P&P
SFC Journal Volume Two €25 includes P&P
SFC Journal Volume Three €20 includes P&P
SFC Journal Volumes One,Two & Three
All 3 Volumes
only €65 includes P&P
Contents Include :
Bunduff Four-poster, A Sand Dune or Mound, Moytara Stone Axheads, A Priest, A Cairn and
a Bead, A Violent Death in Medieval Sligo, The Place Name Bradullen, Sligo Salt Industry :
1700-1850, Map of Sligo Gas Network in 1861, Gulls of Sligo Town, Dragonflies and
Damselflies of Sligo, Yeats International Summer School, Plus Miscellanea Selection
Contents Include :
SFC Logo and Carrowntemple, Doonshaskin Court Tomb, Farranyharpy Passage Tomb,
Ballydawley Stone Heads, illarron Church Donegal, Symbolism of Medieval Griffins, Red
Earl's Road and Bothar an Corrann, Clamlish, Carns Gave Sligo, Source of the River Moy,
The Armada in Sligo: Stáid or Ahamlish?, Business in Sligo: An Historical Overview, Sligo
Soldiers and Jalandhar, Barium Consolidated 1928, Robert Warren Naturalist, Butterflies and
Moths of County Sligo,
Contents Include :
A Souterrain in a Midden at Culleenamore, A Chair for Dubhaltach Mac Fhir Bhisigh, The
‘Poets Chairs’ at Skreen, Mac Fhirbhisigh Memorial: Unveiling Evidence for Surnames in Sligo
Placenames, Jones Family, Benada Abbey, Co. Sligo, German Perceptions of Sligo: 1850s, Col.
W.G. Wood-Martin, 1847 - 1917, Marine Debris Along the Sligo Coast, Death’s-head Hawk-moth
in Co. Sligo, An Interview with Jack Flynn
Cian Harte ‘The Lost Tales: Riverstown's Great War, 1914-1918'
"This book is primarily a character focussed study, reconstructing the lives of soldiers, sailors, nurses, chaplains and stokers from the
local community of Riverstown. Almost eighty people were involved in the war from this area, with dozens failing to return home.
'The Lost Tales: Riverstown's Great War, 1914-1918' is a unique insight into the lives and community of the
greater Riverstown area during the destructive years of the First World War. The life of the village will be explored with a focus upon the upsurge of radical
republicanism and Sinn Féin and how changing attitudes at home affected the lives of the men at the front."
