Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí"
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Bede's plures de Scottorum regione: The Irish in the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
McCann, Sarah (2013-05-09)The Irish are an integral element of the Venerable Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum as missionaries, teachers, and as Christian models. The Columban mission to Northumbria, in particular, was essential to the ... -
Built to last: The benefits and the construction of Uí Néill dynastic identity in early medieval Ireland
Gordon, Neil (NUI Galway, 2022-06-10)This project examines the benefits and the construction of ‘Dynastic Frameworks’ in Early Medieval Ireland. It does so by using the Uí Néill, a powerful Irish political group, as a case study for understanding the role ... -
The decoration of the litterae notabiliores in the Cathach of Columcille
Webb, Brega (NUI Galway, 2019-09-02)The aim of this study is to examine the litterae notabiliores of what is known as the Cathach of Colum Cille (RIA MS. 12 R 33), the manuscript of a fragment of a psalter said to have been written in the late sixth century ... -
The endgame of treason: Suppressing rebellion and usurpation in the late roman empire AD 397-411
Doyle, Christopher (2014-08-15)This thesis examines how rebellion, usurpation and conspiracy to usurp imperial power (all crimes of high treason) were suppressed by the state during the Late Empire, with a particular focus on the years 397-411, during ... -
Representations of the Virgin Mary on Irish High Crosses: Icons, Narratives and Symbols of Power
Humphrey, Hayley (2011-09-29)Representations of the Virgin Mary on the Irish high crosses form two distinct categories: iconic Virgin and Child panels, and narrative Infancy of Christ scenes. This study begins with an iconographic analysis of the ... -
Studies in medieval Irish inter-territorial law: The structure of legal agreements between kingdoms
Ó Donnghaile, Andrew (NUI Galway, 2021-09-13)This study investigates and explains types of inter-territorial dispute settlement and how they functioned within inter-territorial relationships that characterise the dynamic of the political and legal administration of ...