The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his Dominican continuator: An account of Irish affairs, 1162-1370
Edited and translated by Bernadette Williams
Four Courts Press
ISBN: 978-1-84682-965-9
Medieval Ireland is renowned for its rich tradition of annals. This book adds to that legacy by presenting an edition and translation of a 14th-century text, offering valuable insight into this historical record.
Excerpt:
The Dublin annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his continuator were written in medieval Latin in the fourteenth century. John de Pembridge wrote the first and major section, ceasing in 1348. The annals were then continued by the second author until 13 September 1370. These two men were Dominican friars living in St Saviour’s priory of the Friars Preachers in Dublin, situated where Gandon’s Four Courts building was later constructed, that is, on Inns Quay on the north side of the River Liffey. The entire work covers the period 1162-1370 but all entries up to c. 1315 are derived from earlier writers and consequently not quite as reliable as entries of which the principal author Pembridge might be assumed to have personal knowledge (although even the act of selecting from, omitting from, and manipulating earlier sources can reveal something of the interests and biases of the annalist and thus have value).
Who is this book for?
Historians of medieval Ireland – particularly the years years 1315 to 1346 – will find much here, including politics, warfare, details on the trial of Alice Kyteler, and even a scene of seven partridges flying into Dublin (which the author felt was quite noteworthy).
The Translator
Bernadette Williams holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and works as a historian. She has previously edited two other Irish annals.
The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his Dominican continuator: An account of Irish affairs, 1162-1370
Edited and translated by Bernadette Williams
Four Courts Press
ISBN: 978-1-84682-965-9
Medieval Ireland is renowned for its rich tradition of annals. This book adds to that legacy by presenting an edition and translation of a 14th-century text, offering valuable insight into this historical record.
Excerpt:
The Dublin annals of Prior John de Pembridge OP and his continuator were written in medieval Latin in the fourteenth century. John de Pembridge wrote the first and major section, ceasing in 1348. The annals were then continued by the second author until 13 September 1370. These two men were Dominican friars living in St Saviour’s priory of the Friars Preachers in Dublin, situated where Gandon’s Four Courts building was later constructed, that is, on Inns Quay on the north side of the River Liffey. The entire work covers the period 1162-1370 but all entries up to c. 1315 are derived from earlier writers and consequently not quite as reliable as entries of which the principal author Pembridge might be assumed to have personal knowledge (although even the act of selecting from, omitting from, and manipulating earlier sources can reveal something of the interests and biases of the annalist and thus have value).
Who is this book for?
Historians of medieval Ireland – particularly the years years 1315 to 1346 – will find much here, including politics, warfare, details on the trial of Alice Kyteler, and even a scene of seven partridges flying into Dublin (which the author felt was quite noteworthy).
The Translator
Bernadette Williams holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and works as a historian. She has previously edited two other Irish annals.
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