Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Archaeology"
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A social archaeology of Anglo-Norman Cork
(2015-05-26)The Anglo-Norman occupation of Cork permanently altered the physical and societal landscape of the city, and its immediate surrounding area. Over the course of nearly a century and a half, a small but functioning harbour ... -
Upland transhumance practices in Ireland, and their role in post-medieval settlement and society, c.1550-1900 AD
(2016-06-07)This thesis creates a new understanding of the phenomenon of transhumance in post-medieval Ireland, c.1550-1900 AD. Transhumance is an agro-pastoral system in which people and their livestock spend several months of each ...