The assassination of Mág Raghnaill and the capture of his ship in 1502
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21420449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mícheál Hoyne (Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Hibernica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-6477 • E-ISSN: 2397-4532 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/sh.2020.4 |
| OpenAlex | W3089706115 |
| Language | EN |
This article presents an edition and translation of a short memorandum found in RIA MS 23 N 29 (Cat. 467). The text records the assassination of Mág Raghnaill, chief of Muintear Eólais, by rival members of his family on Easter Sunday 1502, and describes the assassins’ journey from Lough Ree to Lough Key with the slain chief’s ship
Ancient history · Archaeology · Memorandum · Memorandum of understanding · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Scottish History and National Identity
| Highly cited | No |
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