Jump to content

List of Irish historians

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mccapra (talk | contribs) at 13:32, 28 November 2020 (Late Medieval Era: 12th-16th centuries). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A list of Irish historians is presented in this article, from the earliest times up to the present day, by historical periods and in alphabetically order for easier reference.

Many of the earlier historians would have been known in their time as: "Irish Men and Women of Learning". A number of those listed below were scholars in different fields: literature, mathematics, theology, biography, narratives, hagiography, grammar.

Legendary and Pre-Historic Era

Early Medieval Era: 5th-12th centuries

Late Medieval Era: 12th-16th centuries

Early Modern Era: 17th-19th centuries

Modern historians