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Landscapes  of  Assembly:   the  Óenach  in  early  medieval  Ireland  2 4 t h ² 2 5 t h  M a r c h  2 0 1 2   D e p a r t m e n t  o f  Ar c h a e o l o g y  U n i v e r s i t y  C o l l e g e  C o r k  The  Department  of  Archaeolgy,  University  College  Cork,  is  pleased  to  announce  the  Landscapes  of  Assembly  conference,  part  of  The  Óenach  Project,  funded  by  an  IRCHSS  New  Ideas  grant.    A  range  of  speakers  from  across  various  disciplines  will  examine  landscapes  and  practices  of  assembly  in  early  medieval  Ireland,  analysing  the  role  of  the  óenach,  as  the  primary  political  assembly  of  a  kingdon,  alongside  the  LQVWLWXWLRQÂśV RULJLQV DQG GHYHORSLQJ UROH LQ HDUO\ PHGLHYDO ,ULVK VRFLHW\   Confirmed  speakers  include:   Alexandra  Bergholm,  Edel  Bhreathnach,  Niamh  Carty,  Denis  Casey,  Ger  Dowling,  Stephen  Harrison,  Brian  Lacey,  Paul  MacCotter,  Kevin  Murray,  -DPHV 2Âś'ULVFROO 7HUU\ 2Âś+DJDQ 5RVHDQQH 6FKRW DQG &DWK\ 6ZLIW   For  more  information,  or  to  register  your  attendance,  please  email  your  name  and  contact  details  to:   theoenachproject@gmail.com.   Registration  is  open  from  now  until  5pm  Monday  March  12th.   http://theoenachproject.com/   http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-ÂĂ“enach-ÂProject/227883550635034  Â
Landscapes of Assembly: the Óenach in Early Medieval Ireland Saturday March 24th Registration and Welcome 10:00-10:45 Opening 10:45-11:00 Session One 11:00-1:00 – The Nature of the Early Irish Óenach 11:00 – 11:30, Alexandra Bergholm (Department of World Cultures, University of Helsinki) 'Assemblies and funeral games: re-reading the literary evidence' 11:30 - 12:00, Kevin Murray (UCC Dept. of Early and Medieval Irish) 'Óenach in the early documentary sources’ 12:00 – 12:30, Cathy Swift (Mary I, UL) 'Meeting with the Taxing Master: Renders and Recitations at an Irish óenach'. Questions and Discussion 12:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 2:00
Session Two 2:00-4:00 – The Archaeology of Landscapes of Assembly 2:00 – 2:30, James O'Driscoll (UCC Dept. of Archaeology) 'Garranes Ringfort: An early medieval minor royal site in Munster' 2:30 – 3:00, Roseanne Schot (NUIG Dept. of Archaeology) 'River deep, mountain high: transcending boundaries in the assembly landscape of Uisneach' 3:00 – 3:30, Ger Dowling (The Discovery Programme) ‘Archaeological investigations at the 'royal' enclosure of Ráith Airthir, Teltown’ Questions and Discussion 3:30-4:00 Break 4:00-4:30
Session Three 4:30-6:30 – Kings, kingdoms and the Politics of Óenaige 4:30 - 5:00, Denis Casey (Dept. of ASNC, University of Cambridge) 'Eleventh-Century Leinster politics in the dindshenchas of Óenach Carmain'
5:00 - 5:30, Edel Bhreathnach (UCD Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute) 'The Revival of an óenach: a political policy in early Ireland?' 5:30 – 6:00, Patrick Gleeson (UCC Dept. of Archaeology) ‘Kingship and Óenaige: comparative perspectives on patterns of assembly and landscapes of governance’ Questions and Discussion 6:00-6:30
Sunday March 25th 9:00 – 10:30, Session 4 – Interpreting Burial and Assembly 9:00 – 9:30, Enda O Flaherty (NUIG Dept. of Archaeology) ‘Archaeological Watermarks: Turlough floodplains as communal spaces and places of assembly’ 9:30 – 10:00, Niamh Carty (UCC Dept. of Archaeology) 'Osteological Evidence for Interpersonal Violence at Assembly Sites' 10:00 – 10:30, Stephen Harrison (School of History TCD) 'The Thing about Mottes - the dead, the living and the Dublin assembly' Questions and Discussion 10:30 – 11:00 Break 11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 1:30, Session 5 – Óenaige: Locations and Patterns 11:30 – 12:00, Brian Lacey (The Discovery Programme) 'Ráith Maige Oenaig in Donegal' 12:00 – 12:30, Terry O'Hagan (UCD Dept. of Archaeology) 'Óenaige by any other name: Popular assembly sites in Tírechán's Collectanea' Questions and Discussion 12:30-12:50 Lunch 12:50 – 1:50
1:50 - 2:10, Session 6 – Patterns of Assembly and Power
1:50-2:20, Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel ‘Places of Power: the view from abroad’ 2:20-2:50, Paul MacCotter (UCC Dept. of History) Title TBC Questions 2:50-2:10 Break 2:10 – 2:30 Roundtable Discussion and Close 2:30 – 3:15