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The origins of the Irish / J.P. Mallory.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., [2017]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0500293309
  • 9780500293300
Subject(s):
Contents:
The origins of Ireland -- First colonists -- First farmers -- Beakers and metal -- The rise of the warriors -- The Iron Age -- The native version -- Skulls, blood, and genes -- The evidence of language -- The origins of the Irish.
Summary: About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves come from and what do we even mean by "Irish" in the first place? This is the first major attempt to deal with the core issues of how the Irish came into being. The author emphasizes that the Irish did not have a single origin, but are a product of multiple influences that can only be tracked by employing the disciplines of archaeology, genetics, geology, linguistics, and mythology. Beginning with the collision that fused the two halves of Ireland together, the book traces Ireland's long journey through space and time to become an island. The origins of its first farmers and their monumental impact on the island is followed by an exploration of how metallurgists in copper, bronze, and iron brought Ireland into increasingly wider orbits of European culture. Assessments of traditional explanations of Irish origins are combined with the very latest genetic research into the biological origins of the Irish. -- Publisher description.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 941.5 M255 Available 33111008683308
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Written as an engrossing detective story by the leading authority on the subject, this book deals with the core issues and multiple influences in the creation of the Irish people as well as exploring the controversial question of the Celts and the Irish language.

Bringing together the evidence of archaeology, culture, tradition, genetics and linguistics to shed welcome new light on the age-old riddle of Irish origins, and illustrated with numerous informative line drawings and maps, this brilliantly argued book is essential reading for anyone interested in Ireland and the Irish.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-324) and index.

The origins of Ireland -- First colonists -- First farmers -- Beakers and metal -- The rise of the warriors -- The Iron Age -- The native version -- Skulls, blood, and genes -- The evidence of language -- The origins of the Irish.

About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves come from and what do we even mean by "Irish" in the first place? This is the first major attempt to deal with the core issues of how the Irish came into being. The author emphasizes that the Irish did not have a single origin, but are a product of multiple influences that can only be tracked by employing the disciplines of archaeology, genetics, geology, linguistics, and mythology. Beginning with the collision that fused the two halves of Ireland together, the book traces Ireland's long journey through space and time to become an island. The origins of its first farmers and their monumental impact on the island is followed by an exploration of how metallurgists in copper, bronze, and iron brought Ireland into increasingly wider orbits of European culture. Assessments of traditional explanations of Irish origins are combined with the very latest genetic research into the biological origins of the Irish. -- Publisher description.

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