All of Daniel Kirkpatrick’s blog posts will show here organised by date published. These cover mostly topics on Iron Age Ireland, but can include book reviews, fiction writing, overviews of historical sites in Ireland, to basically anything else.
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Book Review: A smaller social history of ancient Ireland, P.W. Joyce
I recently discovered that my 1 year-old daughter has already chosen her favourite book, one she undoubtedly picked for the colourful flaps and dynamic dinosaurs. When I ask what she wants to read, she has no hesitation, through pointing and screaming, which one it is. I only hope this is a sign that she is…
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Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre
Growing up in Northern Ireland, for many around me the infamous Battle of the Boyne was more akin to a religious doctrine than a historical event. Many worshiped this mysterious figure on a white horse much like they did their saints, more so even. But like any historical event which becomes a political narrative, the…
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Book Review: The Celts, Barry Cunliffe
Some historians are born academics, their work is thorough, detailed, and completely incomprehensible. But there are a rare few, of whom we will have all heard of (e.g. Tom Holland, Anthony Beevor), who manage to bridge that great divide, turning facts into narrative, bringing history to life through a colourful string of characters. Barry Cunliffe’s…