Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the inva

Providing an account of his travels, the author describes landscapes, fish, birds and animals. He recounts the history of Ireland's rulers, and tells stories of

His Topographia Hiberniae is an account of Ireland and its early history as seen by a Norman in A.D. 1185. The tone is colored by the circumstances in which Gir

Originally published in 1976, this is a work of scholarship and observation setting out the history and heritage of a most beautiful Irish county and how one ge

"This book highlights the principal themes and elements in the making of the landscape, and the sources which can assist historians and historical geographers i