Medieval Ireland. An Encyclopedia

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Druim Cett
Convention of, 99
treaty of, 5
Duanaire (as an anthology of bardic poetry), 134
Duanaire Finn, 166
Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir, The, 134
Dubhaltach Óg, 292–293
Dublin, 127
association with Diarmait Mac Muirchada, 301
early town, 135
established by Vikings, 385
Henry II appropriates, 18
high medieval expansion of, 136
late medieval crises and stagnation in, 136
origins of, 135
settled by Vikings, 503
shipbuilding industry, 353
synod of, 84
Dublin Bench, 109
Dublin Castle, 137
Dublin University (Trinity College), 137
Dúnchad mac Duibdábairenn, 74
Dún dá Lethglas, 133
Dúngal, 64
Dúnlang, 164
Durrow, Book of, 39, 138, 141, 247, 317
Dux luchta tige, 333
Dye plants, cultivated, 8
Dynastic kingships, Irish
development of, 252–253
Dysert O’Dea, battle of, 88, 459


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Eachtra Abhlaighe agus Chearbhaill [The Adventure of
Abhlach and Cearbhall] (Ua Dálaigh), 475
Early Christian Art, 140–143
fourth to sixth centuries A.D., 140
eighth and ninth centuries, 141–142
eleventh and twelfth centuries, 142
seventh century, 140–141
Easter, dating of. See also Paschal controversy
acceptance by Adomnán of Roman calendar, 3–4
tables used in, 367
Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation (Bede), 20
Adomnán’s acceptance of Roman calendar recorded in, 4
Áedán mac Gabráin’s military activity described in, 5–6
on dating of Easter, 368
Ecclesiastical organization, 143–146
and Church reform, 145–146
early middle ages, 143–144
Irish monasticism, 144–145
Ecclesiastical records, 402–404
Ecclesiastical settlements, 146–148
archaeological evidence for, 147
and the economy, 147–148
historical evidence for, 146–147
Ecclesiastical sites, 148–150
cemeteries, holy wells, and bullauns, 150


churches, 148–149
round towers, 149–150
Echtrai, 139–140, 389
Echtrae Chonnlai [Connlae’s Expedition], 102, 139
Echtrae Fergusa Maic Leiti [The Expedition of Fergus mac
Leiti], 139
Echtrae Laegairi [Laegaire’s Expedition], 139
Echtrae mac n-Echtrae Cormaic maic Airt [The Expedition
of the Sons of Echu Mugmedón], 139
Echtrae Nerai, 139
Echtra mac nEchach Mugmedon [The Adventure of the
Sons of Eochaid Mugmedón], 118
Education, 150–153
ancient filid, 150–151
in bardic schools, 152–153
monastic schools, 151
and writing, 151–152
Edward I, 283
Edward II
events following deposition of, 162
Edward “the Confessor,” King, 127
Edward III, 162, 256, 277
Edward IV, 260
“Éire iarthar talman torthig” (Colum Cille), 133
Elections, illegal, 177
Elizabeth St. John, 176
Ellis, Steven, 190
Emain Macha, 153
and the mound within Navan Fort, 153
Enamel-working, 114
English Pale. See Pale, the
Entertainment
the braigetoir, 154
the creccaire, 154
drúth, 154
fuirseoire, 154
Eochaid Airem, 350
Eochaid Mugmedón, 105
Eochaid Láeb, 117
Eochaid Ua Duinnslébe, 297–298
Eóganachta, 155–156
Brian Boru and, 156
decline of, 164
Munster and, 344–345
six main branches of, 155
the yew tree and, 155
Epistola ad Milites Corotici [Letter to the Soldiers of
Coroticus] (Patrick), 82, 369
Epistola de questionibus decim artis grammaticae, 129
Epistula censuum, 129
Éraic. See honor price
Érainn, 156
Erchoitmed Ingine Gulidi, 163
Éremón, 194
Éric fine. See Honor price
Ériu, 452
Ériugena, John Scottus, 65, 88, 157–159
activity as a scholiast and commentator, 158
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