Bringing together his love for writing and Irish history, this is an author website for Daniel Kirkpatrick. His work in progress is an Irish historical fiction narrative set in Iron Age Ireland. Regular posts will cover his research on Irish history and excerpts from his writing.

Daniel has a PhD in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent with a published monograph covering his specialism on the criminalisation of political expression. With a career in research covering various disciplines, his writing draws extensively on academic material, archaeological evidence, and historical research.

If you’d like to get in touch, please see his Twitter profile here.

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  Ancient Rock of Cashel – A fortified myth
  Each year, as we approach Christmas, many of us will don the charade of Santa Claus for our children, portraying a wonderful joy-wrapped lie. We put out our shortbread and milk, hang up the stockings, possibly even ring a few bells to pretend the reindeers are nearby. The wonder and excitement of our children fuels… Read more: Ancient Rock of Cashel – A fortified myth
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  Metal Resources in Iron Age Ireland
  I have a love/hate relationship with DIY projects. On the one hand, I find great satisfaction in fixing taps, laying floors, or mending walls. But on the other, all too often my ambition exceeds my budget, skill, or even the art of the possible. But, throughout all projects, no matter the size, there is one… Read more: Metal Resources in Iron Age Ireland
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  Highways of Ancient Ireland
  Earlier this summer I watched the road outside my home slowly broken up and resurfaced. The many weeks of hard labour (granted they took far longer than needed), disruption and chaos created, and the army of trucks carrying materials, all got me thinking about how such roads were built and used in our ancient past.… Read more: Highways of Ancient Ireland
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  Gods of Ireland: The Tuatha De Dannan
  If I were to list out the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Norse cultures, I can almost guarantee that their respective pantheons will come to mind. But if I now add the Irish to this list, I wonder how many would be able to list even one of their gods. Even as someone who grew up… Read more: Gods of Ireland: The Tuatha De Dannan
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  Fashion in Iron Age Ireland
  Every morning all of us share in a ritual that dates back as far history itself. For, without exception, each of us will decide what we will wear for the day ahead. The questions we will ask to form our choices are the same questions our ancestors would have asked some 2,000 years ago: ‘What… Read more: Fashion in Iron Age Ireland
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  Dunseverick Castle – Ulster’s hidden treasure
  There are few more iconic sites than the lone, solitary stones of a once great castle standing tall above the sea. Dunseverick, as it is known today, is but a shadow of its former glory. Now a National Trust site, all that remains are but a few stone walls displaced along a small headland –… Read more: Dunseverick Castle – Ulster’s hidden treasure