IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 1022: The City in Medieval Ireland: Concept and Reality, I
Wednesday 11 July 2007, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Group for the Study of Irish Historical Settlement |
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| Organiser: | Linda Doran, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Dublin |
| Moderator/Chair: | Charles Doherty, Department of Early Irish History, University College Dublin |
| Paper 1022-a | The City of God (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Ecclesiastical History, Economics - Urban, Hagiography |
| Paper 1022-b | The Early Medieval Civitas: Urban City or Sacred Space? (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Ecclesiastical History, Geography and Settlement Studies, Hagiography |
| Paper 1022-c | In platea monasterii: The Layout of the Ecclesiastical City in Early Medieval Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Geography and Settlement Studies, Language and Literature - Celtic |
| Abstract | The six papers offered in these two sessions explore different aspects of the urban experience in medieval Ireland. The papers encompass both archaeological and historical research and include case studies as well as a general synthesis. The concept of the city as a place apart will be considered as will the interdependence of urban centres and rural hinterlands. Other aspects covered will include: fortification, streetscape, and the development of cities through changing political and cultural horizons. A number of papers will deal with urban centres that are part of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project organised by the Royal Irish Academy. |