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Medieval Ireland: everything you wanted to know

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

How did medieval Ireland come to have 150 kings at the same time? Who were the gallowglass? What is Brehon law, and why is it so influential in our understanding of the country in the Middle Ages? Speaking to Emily Briffett in this 'Everything you wanted to know' episode, Professor Seán Duffy answers your top questions on Ireland during the Middle Ages. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

0:05.0

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

0:07.3

You've been immature and you've lied.

0:10.3

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

0:13.9

I was trying to manipulate you.

0:15.7

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

0:18.1

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

0:20.6

I don't know. I guess you'd have to ask.

0:23.5

Someone that has sex.

0:24.2

Someone that has sex.

0:26.2

And remember, it's just between us.

0:32.3

Welcome to the History Extra podcast.

0:35.7

Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

0:50.5

How did medieval Ireland come to have 150 kings all at the same time?

0:58.2

Who with a gallo glass?

1:00.0

And what can Brehon Law tell us about the country in the Middle Ages?

1:04.7

Speaking to Emily Briffitt in this Everything You Wanted to Know episode,

1:09.3

Professor Sean Duffy answers your top questions

1:11.8

surrounding Irish life, language and culture during the medieval period. Hi Sean, thank you so much

1:19.2

for joining us on the History Extra podcast. Yes, lovely to talk to you, Emily. Right, so we are talking

1:24.9

today all about medieval island and we're going to be answering lots of listener questions.

1:29.7

So my first question for you would be, how is the medieval period actually defined in Ireland?

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