This volume contains a number of important studies relating to the
archaeology of medieval Dublin, including the results of Antoine
Giacometti's excavations piecing together the medieval urban landscape
of James's Street; Maire Geaney's new interpretation of the carpentry
involved in the Anglo-Norman waterfront revetments at Wood Quay; Sheila
Dooley's examination of the 'lost' medieval church of St Michael on the
site of the modern Dublinia heritage centre; and Gillian Boazman's study
of material culture and identity in the southern hinterland of
Hiberno-Norse Dublin in the half-barony of Rathdown. Historical analyses
include a re-examination of the origins of the medieval diocese of
Dublin by Dagmar O Riain-Raedel; Therese O'Byrne's brilliant new
investigation of the networks of Anglo-Irish literary scribes working in
later medieval Dublin. Aine Foley pieces together the history of the le
Brun family, who were prominent in the life of the medieval city for
centuries; Paul Dryburgh re-examines the Dublin connections of Roger
Mortimer, first earl of March, lieutenant of Ireland at the time of the
Bruce Invasion, and lover of Edward II's queen, Isabella; and Phyllis
Gaffney and Yolande Sexton provide a complete English translation of the
Anglo-Norman Dublin custumal known as Les leys et les usages de la cite
de Diveline from the Dublin Chain Book, a vital source of information
about daily life in the medieval city. [Subjects: Dublin; Medieval
History; Viking History; Archaeology]
