KILRUSH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE: THE MUNSTER BOOK BY DR. CATHY SWIFT

KDHS Lecture: "Families associated with the lands west of the River Fergus in "An Leabhar Muimneach" or the Munster Book" by Dr Cathy Swift

• 31 March at 20:00 in UTC+01

• Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush County Clare

In the early 18th century, poets working for Dál Cais in Thomond and Mac Carthaigh in Desmond put together genealogical accounts to create what is called "An Leabhar Muimneach" or the Munster Book. This is a 17th century account of the main families of both areas set within the context of traditional Irish beliefs about the six ages of man and the populating of Ireland. This lecture will focus on the dicsussion of the families associated with the lands west of the River Fergus in this text. 

Dr Cathy Swift began her academic career in UCD, graduating in 1985 with double first in History and Archaeology. She won scholarships to the University of Durham, Oxford (M.Phil, D.Phil) and Konstanz. she has worked as lecturer in UCD, TCD, Maynooth, Galway and Liverpool. She specialises in early medieval Ireland from an inter-disciplinary point of view (history, archaeology, old Irish literature) and has published widely on kings, ogham stones, saints, navies, Vikings and church settlements.

Cathy currently lectures in Irish Studies in Mary Immaculate College (University of Limerick).

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