What do we mean by “premodern”?
Periodization inherently focuses on rupture and on breakages. But the continuities, the points of resistance to change - these are just as interesting!
Cén fáth "An Duilleog"? Why "the leaf"?
Discussions of Ireland's historical record often begin from a place of fragmentation and loss... The losses are real, and they pose significant methodological challenges for the historian. But they also invite creative and critical engagement with what remains.