Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The role of Loch C and its relationship to the various lordships of north Roscommon in the later Middle Ages is examined in this collection of essays. Loch C was a vital geographic feature in relation to the MacDermot and OConor dynasties of the 13th and 14th century, and was the scene of a number of military incursions on the part of English lordships in the mid-13th century. Yet, this lake, and the history and archaeology of the region surrounding the lake, has rarely been examined as a landscape feature in, and of, itself. Contents: Thomas Finan (Saint Louis U), Lough C and Moylurg in the 13th century; Kieran OConor (NUIG), Niall Brady (Discovery Programme), Anne Connon (Discovery Programme) and C. Fidalgo, The Rock of Lough C a MacDermot island fortress; Miriam Clyne (NUIG), Trinity Island, Lough C; Christopher Read (Sligo IT), Remembering where the bishop sat: exploring perceptions of the past at Kilteasheen, Co. Roscommon; John Soderberg (U Minnesota), Livestock approach
Synopsis
The role of Lough Ce and its relationship to the various lordships of north Roscommon in the later Middle Ages is examined in this collection of essays. Lough Ce was a vital geographic feature in relation to the MacDermot and O'Conor dynasties of the 13th and 14th century, and was the scene of a number of military incursions on the part of English lordships in the mid-13th century. Yet, this lake, and the history and archaeology of the region surrounding the lake, has rarely been examined as a landscape feature in, and of, itself.