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Trinity College Dublin in conjunction with the National Museum of Ireland Celebrate Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf The National Museum of Ireland has joined with Trinity College Library Dublin to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf with two exhibitions. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D. opened both exhibitions at the Long Room, Trinity College. Commenting on the significance of both exhibitions, Minister Deenihan said: "To understand Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf you need to look at both archaeology and history, at the written documentation as well as the surviving artefacts. Trinity College Dublin and the National Museum of Ireland are preeminent national institutions holding, between them, most of the critical manuscripts and artefacts for this period. The combination of these two exhibitions will provide us with a fully rounded picture of the evidence for the battle itself, what led up to it and what resulted from it”. Clontarf is probably the best-known battle in Irish history, but also one of the least understood. Popular perception sees the battle as a great victory in which the Christian king of Ireland, Brian Boru, defeated the pagan Vikings and drove them out of Ireland. But is this correct? Brian Boru’s pyrrhic victory over a large Viking-Leinster alliance has been subject to interpretation, reinterpretation, representation and misrepresentation, almost since echoes of the last sword blow faded. Both exhibitions aim to challenge received popular opinion on Brian, the battle and its aftermath. Medieval Ireland was a land of many kings, but only one was ever acclaimed as emperor: Brian Boru. Brian’s place in popular affection as Ireland’s greatest king is intimately connected with his death at the Battle of Clontarf, on Good Friday 1014. The exhibition at Trinity College Library, entitled ‘Emperor of the Irish’: Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf, 1014, places the historic Brian in his true context, while highlighting the development of his legend. Between April and October this year, visitors to Trinity College Library’s Long Room can explore Brian’s life, and afterlife, through a collection of exhibits, which date from his own era up to the 21st century. The principal exhibit is the famous 9th-century Book of Armagh, which will be displayed alongside the Book of Kells. The Book of Armagh is the only surviving item that is known for certain to have been in Brian’s presence; it contains an inscription detailing an agreement in 1005 between Brian and the church of Armagh, hailing him as Emperor of the Irish. A further 40 items (including medieval manuscripts and metalwork) will illuminate aspects of Brian’s life and legend. Among these are such treasures as the 12th-century Book of Leinster, the Annals of Ulster and the Brian Boru Harp. The exhibition is enlivened by a series of exciting graphic interpretations of the major events in Brian’s life story. This artistic tour-de-force has been created by Cartoon Saloon (producers of the Academy Award-nominated film The Secret of Kells.) The exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland − Archaeology, Kildare St, entitled Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin will run until the end of 2014. It draws on the Museum’s unparalleled collection of archaeological material from Viking Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland, augmented by selected material borrowed from other institutions. The exhibition focusses on Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf but also the wider context of the Vikings and their contribution to economic and cultural life in Ireland is explored, both in the new exhibition and in the Museum’s existing Viking-Age Ireland gallery. Viking and Irish weapons, typical of those used in the battle, feature alongside hoards of precious silver objects and church treasures. A number of important new discoveries from this period are displayed for the first time. The central role of Dublin in the events surrounding the battle is a major theme, but more recent artefacts also bring the story of Brian and Clontarf into modern times. Popular perceptions (and misperceptions) about Clontarf are examined and their origins are explained. Both exhibitions are supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In addition to the exhibitions, Trinity College Dublin is hosting a major international conference on April 11th-12th. Entitled Clontarf 1014-2014, the 16th Medieval Dublin Symposium organised by Trinity’s Department of History in partnership with Dublin City Council will bring together for the first time all the world’s leading authorities on the subject. The conference aims to establish the truth of what really happened at Clontarf for a twenty-first century audience, to re-evaluate the role of Brian Boru in the light of the latest cutting-edge research, and to bring recent investigations of the subject of the high-kingship of Ireland and of the role of the Vikings in medieval Ireland into the realm of public discourse. The National Museum of Ireland has also arranged a full programme of events to accompany the exhibition for audiences of all ages. In addition to family events, highlights include a concert ‘The melodies and myths of the Vikings and Gaels’ on Saturday, 19thApril and a day-long seminar on Saturday, 24th May in which international guest speakers will join with Irish experts to discuss recent archaeological discoveries which offer new perspectives on life in the Viking world. Both events are sponsored by the Embassy of Denmark in Ireland. (For details see www.museum.ie) Back to press release listing.
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Ceannairc an doichill nó leathcheann Éirí Amach 1916 i ré na meánaoise? Beidh na saineolaithe is mó údarás ar domhan faoi Chath Chluain Tarbh ag cruinniú le chéile i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath amárach ag féachaint leis an bhfírinne faoinar thit amach maidir leis an gcath sin a shoiléiriú. Is comhdháil mhór idirnáisiúnta í seo mar chomóradh ar 1000 bliain ó tharla an troid agus ó fuair Brian Bóraimhe bás. Is beag dáta eile i stair na hÉireann a mbíonn oiread suntais dó agus a bhíonn d'Aoine an Chéasta 1014 nuair a troideadh Cath Chluain Tarbh. Ar an dáta sin a fuair an tArd-Rí, Brian Bóraimhe, bás an tráth céanna ar chuir a arm an cath ar a chuid naimhde, idir Lochlannaigh agus Éireannaigh. Ba é an tuiscint ar an gcath a chuirtí chun cinn ná gur chath é i rith na meánaoise a bhí aon dul le hÉirí Amach na Cásca 1916, gurbh é Brian an laoch agus an mairtíreach a threoraigh a arm ar Aoine an Chéasta go bhfuair siad an lámh in uachtar ar an namhaid págánach nach mbeadh i gceannas orthu dá bharr. Ina ainneoin sin, is é an dearcadh is mó atá á léiriú acu siúd a scrúdaigh an cás le tamall anuas nach raibh mórán i gceist leis an gcath seachas an beart ba dheireanaí in éirí amach rí Laighean, agus comhghuaillithe dá chuid as Baile Átha Cliath, in aghaidh Bhriain, rí na Mumhan. Tabharfar le chéile den chéad uair na saineolaithe is údarásaí ar an ábhar ag an 16ú Siompóisiam faoi Bhaile Átha Cliath na Meánaoise, faoin teideal Clontarf 1014-2014, arna eagrú ag Roinn na Staire i gColáiste na Tríonóide i gcomhar le Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath. Féachtar ag an gcomhdháil le fírinne ar tharla i gCluain Tarbh a leagan síos do lucht an aonú aois is fiche agus le ról Bhriain Bhóraimhe a bhreithniú i bhfianaise obair thaighde de scoth na linne seo, athscrúdú ar ghinealas Bhriain san áireamh, go bhfeictear cé mar a bhaineann a chuid DNA leis an náisiún ar fad. Beidh aird chomh maith ar an obair thaighde le gairid ar ar bhain leis an Ard-Rí agus ar ról na Lochlannach in Éirinn na meánaoise. Beidh an chomhdháil ar siúl Dé hAoine agus Dé Sathairn, an 11ú agus an 12ú Aibreán i dTéatar Edmund Burke i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Seolfar láithreán gréasáin nua (http://dh.tcd.ie/clontarf/)le mapaí idirghníomhaíochta maidir leis an gcath ag an gComhdháil. Iarchéimithe i stair na meánaoise i gColáiste na Tríonóide agus an Centre for High Performance Computingsan ollscoil a rinne an fhorbairt ar an láithreán gréasáin. Leagadh amach an láithreán gréasáin mar acmhainn oideachais don phobal chun cur lena dtuiscint ar an gcath suntasach seo i stair na tíre agus ar ghnáthshaol na ndaoine in Éirinn le linn ré na Lochlannach. Ríomhtar ionsaithe na Lochlannach agus teacht chun cinn a gcuid bailte ar na mapaí idirghníomhaíochta chomh maith le feachtaisí míleata Bhriain Bhóraimhe agus ar tharla ar Aoine an Chéasta, an 23 Aibreán 1014. Dúirt fear eagair na Comhdhála, an Dr Seán Duffy, Comhollamh le Stair na Meánaoise i gColáiste na Tríonóide: "Is í an fhírinne faoi Chath Chluain Tarbh nach aon chluiche coimhlinte idir Cúige Laighean agus Cúige Mumhan a bhí ann. Dá mba ea, ní fhéadfaí a chur síos gurbh le Brian Bóraimhe an lá, ó tharla gur maraíodh ann é. Ní fhéadfaí a mheas gur bua a bhí i gCath Chluain Tarbh dó mura raibh namhad i bhfad níos contúirtí i gceist ná rí Laighean: sa chás sin, d'fhéadfadh lucht leanúna an Ard-Rí glacadh leis, ainneoin gur thug seisean a anam ar a son, gurbh fhiú sin mar gheall ar thromchúis an ní a seachnaíodh ar an lá cinniúnach sin - gabháil iomlán na hÉireann ag na Lochlannaigh." "Tá Brian Bóraimhe, an fear agus an miotas a ghabhann leis, lárnach i samhlaíocht mhuintir na hÉireann. Is é an suaitheantas náisiúnta - atá ar feiceáil ar na boinn airgid, ar mheirge an Uachtaráin, ar an bpionta Guinness agus a chuirtear ar taispeáint i gColáiste na Tríonóide - cláirseach Bhriain Bhóraimhe. B'fhéidir go meabhróidh an tUachtarán Ó hUiginn don Bhanríon Eilís gur de shliocht Bhriain Bhóraimhe í féin. Is de shliocht Roibeard Brús í aniar ó Shéamus VI agus ba iad Strongbow agus Aoife Nic Mhuireadha seanmhuintir a sheanmhátharsan. Ba é Brian sin-sin-sinseanathair shin-sin-sin-seanmháthair Aoife. Is tráthúil anois Brian, a chuid feart agus an oidhreacht a tháinig dá bharr, a mhíniú agus a léiriú do mhuintir na linne seo." Tá ceangal faoi leith ag Coláiste na Tríonóide le Brian Bóraimhe ós ann atá Cruit Bhriain Bhóraimhe, ar íomhá di suaitheantas náisiúnta na hÉireann, ar caomhnú. Cé nach eol aon cheangal dáiríre idir an chruit agus Brian, agus gur óige go mór an chruit ná ré Bhriain, is i gColáiste na Tríonóide freisin atá an t-aon iarsma amháin ar caomhnú ar féidir a rá le cinnteacht go bhfaca an tArd-Rí é agus go bhféadfadh gur leag sé lámh air - Leabhar Ard Mhacha ina bhfuil scríbhinn mar chomóradh ar chuairt Bhriain ar chathair Ard Mhacha sa bhliain 1005 ina dtugann sé Imperator Scotorum, "Impire na nGael" air féin. Is i gColáiste na Tríonóide freisin atá an bailiúchán is fairsinge d'fhoinsí lámhscríbhinní de chuid na meánaoise faoi Chath Chluain Tarbh ar coimeád. Áirítear orthu sin an téacs iomráiteach Cogadh Gáedhel re Gallaibh (Cogadh na nGael leis na Gaill) arb é is mó ba chúis le híomhá miotasach Bhriain Bhóraimhe a theacht chun cinn. Tá na hiarsmaí sin ar taispeáint go poiblí i dtaispeántas suntasach nua dar teideal Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin sa Seomra Fada i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Leanfaidh an taispeántas go deireadh na bliana 2014. Tá clár iomlán na comhdhála agus sonraí maidir le clárú ar fáil ag:https://www.tcd.ie/history/clontarf/ Sonraí comhfhreagrais: Fiona Tyrrell, Preasoifigeach do Dhámh na nEalaíon, na nDaonnachtaí agus na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta, Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath| tyrrellf@tcd.ie | + 353 1 8964337