Potterton, Michael
(2003)
The Archaeology and
History of Medieval Trim,
County Meath.
PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
Between 1835 and 1861, Richard Butler wrote four editions of his history of
Trim.2 In the 140 years since that time, the publication of a large corpus of
primary documents relating to medieval Irish towns has been accompanied by a
revolution in approaches to source material and research methodology. More
recently, archaeology has come to play a central role as a means of understanding
Ireland’s urban past. Large-scale excavations have been carried out in many towns
and an Urban Archaeology Survey has been completed. Very little synthesis has
been done, however, and where it has, it has been confined to the largest of
Ireland’s towns. Consequently, almost nothing is known about the smaller, more
typical, market towns of medieval Ireland.
The present study is the first major work on Trim since 1861 and is a synthesis of
all archaeological and historical information for any medieval Irish town. The
principal reasons for selecting Trim are the quality and quantity o f its surviving
medieval remains, the availability of a substantial amount of documentation, and
the fact that a number of major archaeological excavations have taken place there.
This thesis is the result of a multi-disciplinary approach, founded on a systematic
analysis of all published and unpublished documents, a thorough review o f the
archaeological excavations, and an architectural survey of the town’s upstanding
medieval remains.
| Item Type: |
Thesis
(PhD)
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| Keywords: |
Archaeology;
Medieval Trim;
County Meath; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History |
| Item ID: |
5121 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Jul 2014 15:32 |
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