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The Social and Ideological Role of Crannogs in Early Medieval Ireland \ j , a ■SI m w NUI MAYNOOTH OUscoil na hÉireann Ma Nuad THE SOCIAL AND IDEOLOGICAL ROLE OF CRANNOGS IN EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND by AID AN O’SULLIVAN THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN HISTORY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: Professor R.V. Comerford Supervisor of Research: Mr. John Bradley Volume Two of Two APPENDICES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY March 2004 Contents Appendix 1: A select bibliography of early medieval references to crannogs, islands and lakes............................................. 2 Introduction I. A nnals............................................................................................................................... 2 Annals of Ulster.................................................................................................. 5 Annals of the Four Masters............................................................................... 13 Annals o f Connacht...............................................................................................29 II. Hagiographies............................................................................................................ 35 Life o f Berach.........................................................................................................35 Life of Colman Ela................................................................................................ 36 Life of Colman son of Luachan......................................................... ............ ,.36 Life of Cellach of Killala................................................................... 38 Life of Sen&n, son of Gerrgenn....................................................................... 38 Life of Brenainn son of Finnlug.......................................................................... 39 Life of Mochua of Balia........................................................................................40 Life of Patrick.........................................................................................................40 Life of Aed mac Bricc...........................................................................................41 HI. Voyage tales and adventure tales literature........................................................42 Voyage of Saint Brendan................................................................................... 42 The Voyage of the Boat of Mael Duin.............................................................. 43 The Voyage of Bran son of Febul...................................................................... 45 The adventure of Laeghaire mac Crimthainn. ............................................. 45 The adventure of Cian’s son Teigue.................................................................. 46 Appendix 2: Catalogue of crannogs in Westmeath.................................................. 47 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 47 Ballinderry Lough Ballinderry No. 1....................................................................................... 50 Bishop’s Lough Derrynagarragh...................................................................................................... 51 Doonis Lough Doonis..................................................................................................................... 53 Dysart Lakes Johnstown 1......................................................................................................... 54 Johnstown 2 ......................................................................................................... 55 Dryderstown.................................................................................................... 56 Lough-a-Trim (Knockaville) Knockaville............................................................................................................ 59 Lough Bane Clonsura.............................................................................................................. 60 Lough Derravarragh Ballynakill 1...........................................................................................................61 Ballyakill 2 ............................................................................................................. 62 Coolure Demesne 1...............................................................................................63 Coolure Demesne 2 ............................................................................................ 65 ii Coolure Demesne 3............................................................................................ 66 Derrya 1.............................................................................................................. 67 Donore 1............................................................................................................... 68 Faughalstown................................................................................................ 70 Kiltoom 1............................................................................................................ 71 K iltoom 2.............................................................................................................. 72 Kiltoom 3 ............................................................................................................ 72 Kiltoom 4 ............................................................................................................ 73 Kiltoom 5............................................... 74 Kiltoom 6 ..................................................................................................... 75 Kiltoom 7 ............................................................................................................ 77 Kiltoom 8............................................................................................................ 78 Kiltoom 10............................................................................................................ 80 Monintown 1........................................................................................................ 81 Lough Ennell Ash Island 1....................................................................................................... 82 Belvidere.................................................................................................................83 Bog Islan d ..............................................................................................................84 Cherry Island..................................................................................................... 84 Gaddaghanstown 1................................................................................................ 86 Croinis (Dysart 1)..................................................................................................86 Dysart 1......................................................... 88 Dysart 2 ............................................................................................................ 88 Dysart 3 ................................................................................................................... 89 Dysart 4 ..................................................................................................................90 Dysart 5...................................................................................................................91 Dysart Island 1....................................................................................................... 91 Dysart Island 2 ................................... 93 Goose Island...........................................................................................................93 Gosling Island..................................................................................................... 94 Rochfort Demesne 1............................................................................................. 95 Rochfort Demesne 2 ............................................................................................. 96 Rochfort Demesne 3........ 97 Rochfort Demesne 4 ............................................................................................. 97 Rochfort Demesne 5............................................................................................. 98 Rochfort Demesne 6............................................................................................. 99 Rochfort Demesne 7............................................................................................100 Rochfort Demesne 8............................................................................................101 Rochfort Demesne 9 ................................................... 101 Rushy Island ........................................................................................................ 101 School Boy Island ..........................................................................................103 Shanoge Shallows................................................................................................ 101 Lady Island.............................................................................................................105 Lough Iron Cullenhugh 1..................................................................................................... 106 Cullenhugh 2 ..................................................................................................... 107 Lough Lene Castle Island.......................................................
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