Daniel Curley

A study of the Úa Cellaig lordship of Uí Maine, c.1100 – 1600

Contoured Digital Terrain Model (DTM) of the Lough Croan turlough and environs, Co. Roscommon, an O'Kelly cenn áit through the high and late medieval period (Data courtesy of Ordnance Survey Ireland, funding provided by Royal Irish Academy).

‌My research focusses on the later medieval Úa Cellaig (O'Kelly) subkingdom and later lordship of Uí Maine. At its height in the fifteenth century, this lordship consisted of large parts of east Galway and south Roscommon. The principal aim of the research, using the available archaeological, historical and literary evidence, is to trace the formation, character, physical appearance and development of Uí Maine from the twelfth century through to the demise of the Úa Cellaig lordship in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. I will investigate the evolution of the settlement archaeology of the Úa Cellaig lordship through time – from ringfort, crannóg and cashel, to towerhouse and other fortified residences of the late medieval/early modern period.

I intend on using the research as an initiator in the development of rural tourism initiatives in the region, one that has been identified as deficient in terms of harnessing its tourism potential.

Daniel Curley
Irish Research Council Scholar
Supervisor: Dr Kieran O'Conor

Daniel Curley Irish Research Council Scholar Supervisor: Dr Kieran O'Conor

Academia profile: Daniel Patrick Curley | National University of Ireland, Galway - Academia.edu