The Walled Towns of Ireland, Volume 2.
Author: THOMAS, Avril.
Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1992. ix, 257pp. Maps. Paperback.
Town walls were a common heritage for many Irish towns over long periods. The majority date from the Anglo-Norman period, but trends can be recognised which represent common themes throughout the centuries, especially the use of walled towns as ‘refuges’ for colonisation projects.
This study identifies, through surviving structures and documentary and murage evidence, the walled towns of Ireland. It provides a comprehensive investigation of site, shape, size (walled area and circuit length), structure (curtain walls, gates and towers, fosse, ramparts, associated castle/forts and harbours) and construction, including length of time and financial arrangements. Defensive and other uses are also considered.
Volume 1 provides a comparative study of walled towns in Ireland, reviews the conceptual basis of towns, and considers the nature and problems of the evidence available. The distribution of walled towns throughout Ireland is also examined from historical and geographical viewpoints.
Volume 2 provides a gazetteer to 91 sites, drawn up with standarized entries.
Included are Adare, Ardee, Athboy, Athenry, Athlone, Athy, Bandon, Belfast, Buttevant, Callan, Carlingford, Carlow, Carrickfergus, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Castledermot, Clonmel, Clonmines, Coleraine, Cork, Dingle, Downpatrick, Drogheda, Dublin, Dundalk, Dungarvin, Fethard, Fore, Galway, Gowran, Inistioge, Jamestown, Kells (Meath), Kildare, Kilkenny, Kilmallock, Kinsale, Limerick, Londonderry, Loughrea, Maryborough, Naas, Navan, Nenagh, New Ross, Newry, Philipstown, Rindown, Roscommon, Thomastown, Thurles, Tipperary, Trim, Waterford, Wexford, Youghal.
ISBN: 0716528207
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