Sport in Ireland, 1600-1840

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This title examines all the main sports played in Ireland over a period of nearly 250 years, from the beginning of the 17th century to the onset of the Famine. In this era, medieval sports (such as archery and falconry) gave way to new recreations, or were restructured (hunting) in a way that met modern needs. Cover Half-title page Title page Copyright page Contents Preface Introduction Acknowledgments Editorial Conventions List of Contributors List of Illustrations Abbreviations Part 1: Kingship Kingship in Early Ireland Tara and the Supernatural Níell cáich úa Néill nasctar géill: the Political Context of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig The Manuscript Tradition of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and its Relationship with Baile in Scáil Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig: Edition The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Political Context The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Legal Content The Airgíalla Charter Poem: Edition Prosopography I Prosopography II Re-composing the Archaeological Landscape of Tara Part 2: Landscape The Medieval Kingdom of Brega Significance and Etymology of the Placename Temair Temair/Tara and Other Places of the Name Bibliography