I am an accidental medievalist—snared by the Early Medieval through story not scholarship. Now I’m using fiction informed by scholarship to try change public notions of the Early Medieval. He…| Gemæcce
Tobar Mhichíl • St Michael's Well Though remote, the famous island monastery of Skellig Michael had connections on the mainland, particularly around the Ballinskelligs area. This is apparent in the very placename – ‘Baile an Scelig’, meaning ‘place of the Skellig’. While many visitors may be familiar with the medieval [...] The post Tobar Mhichíl St Michaels Well appeared first on Tuatha.| Tuatha
This post follows on in part from a post I wrote a couple of years ago on regionality. It will also begin with an apology: the maps presented here will be very difficult for colour blind readers to…| English Landscape and Identities