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Tales of Medieval Dublin
A series of monthly lunchtime lectures at the Wood Quay Venue
by the Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council.
Michael D Higgins will officially launch the Tales of Medieval Dublin 2011 lecture series prior to Lecture 1, The Viking’s Tale, at 1.05pm on June 21st.

1)The Viking’s Tale
New research on a group of artefacts found in a gravel pit at Islandbridge in 1866 is casting new light on one of the earliest Viking inhabitants of Dublin.
Speaker: Stephen Harrison Date: Tuesday June 21st, 1.15–2.00pm 1

2)The Mother’s Tale
Allegedly married in succession three times, to a Norse king and to two Irish high-kings, Gormlaith appears to have been something of a Jezebel. Does she deserve this reputation?
Speaker: Howard Clarke Date: Tuesday July 12th, 1.05–1.45pm

3)The Peasant’s Tale
What would it have been like to be a peasant in the medieval period? Learn about some of the problems these farmers had to overcome in order to survive in the eleventh century.
Speaker: Cherie Peters Date: Tuesday August 9th, 1.05–1.45pm

4)The Archdeacon’s Tale
Nicholas de Clere was both archdeacon of Dublin and treasurer of Ireland in the late thirteenth century. This tale looks at his spiritual and secular careers and explains why they ended in imprisonment and disgrace.
Speaker: Margaret Murphy Date: Tuesday September 20th, 1.05–1.45pm


5)The Mason’s Tale
John More was mason at Dublin Castle in 1372 and instrumental in the repair of the great bridge of Dublin in 1385/6.
Speaker: Michael O’Neill Date: Tuesday October 11th, 1.05–1.45pm

6)The Notary’s Tale
Involved in legal administration and literary commissions, James Yonge is a fascinating fifteenth-century Dubliner who produces one of the most interesting Hiberno-Middle English works of his century.
Speaker: Caoimhe Whelan Date: Tuesday November 22nd, 1.05–1.45pm

7)The Man of Law’s Tale
James Stanihurst served as both Recorder of Dublin and parliamentary Speaker. Hear the tale of this scholarly lawyer who assisted in Queen Mary's Catholic restoration and Queen Elizabeth's Protestant Reformation.
Speaker: Colm Lennon Date: Tuesday December 13th, 1.05–1.45pm 7

Admission free