"Medieval Ireland: The Enduring Tradition" by Michael Richter

This book is an extended essay on Irish society from the coming of Christianity in the fourth century to the Reformation in the sixteenth.

The book is the first instalment in the New Gill History of Ireland series, offers an overview of Irish history from the coming of Christianity in the fifth century to the Reformation in the sixteenth, concentrating on Ireland’s cultural and social life and highlighting Irish society’s inherent stability in an very unstable period.
Seen in wider European context, medieval Ireland emerges as exceptional and her contributions to the shaping of Europe, outstanding.


Contents
List of Maps
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface to the English edition
1. The Celts
PART I: Early Ireland (beforeC. A.D. 500)
2. Ireland in Prehistoric Times
3. Political Developments in Early Times
PART II: Ireland in the first part of the Middle Ages (C. A.D. 500-1100)
4. The Beginnings of Christianity in Ireland
5. The Formation of the Early Irish Church
6. Christian Ireland in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries
7. Secularisation and Reform in the Eighth Century
8. The Age of the Vikings
PART III: Ireland in the second part of the Middle Ages (c. 1100-1500)
9. Ireland under Foreign Influence: the Twelfth Century
10. Ireland from the Reign of john to the Statutes of Kilkenny
11. The End of the Middle Ages
12. The Enduring Tradition
Bibliography and References
List of Irish words
Index