Bøger af Matthew Stout

This book examines all aspects of Irish ringforts - their shape and size, their date and function - with special attention to national distribution patterns. Reference to contemporary written sources brings to the fore the people who dwelt within ringforts and their relationships with neighbouring farmsteads and religious communities. This study focuses on the lives and material remains of people who are often neglected in historical studies - men and women who were not the saints of official history. The Irish Ringfort is the first book to avail itself of the new all-Ireland database of ringforts compiled by the archaeological surveys of the Office of Public Works and the Heritage Service (DOE NI). Nationwide patterns are illustrated through a re-examination of earlier studies. What emerges is a consistent pattern of settlement that illuminates aspects of early Christian society, especially the relationship between individuals of varying status and the settlement determinants of both secular and ecclesiastical establishments.

Parenthood is all about the memories. Memory is fragile, sometimes we feel alone and once in a while our kids say the damndest things and we want to record them. This quote book has a companion workbook, so you never lose a moment & always have someone to vent to.Parents need advice & often a quote is all they have time for. This book will make you smile, inspire you ―and hopefully remind you that you're not alone. ― You're a parent and that means you are dealing with the most rewarding, exhausting and frightening job in the universe. They have millions of books about how to raise a kid. What to do, say and how to say and do it. Do you ever wonder how parents have the time to read all those pages of instructions? Or if you have read them do you have a sneaking suspicion the kids, they were written for were not from the same species as yours? As parents, you have a well of instinct that is the only instruction manual you need. It just gets plugged up with hair and grease, like a drain. Quotes have the power to inspire, unclog the drain of your parenting instincts and get the gunk holding you back as a parent out of the way. The quotes and thoughts here are not meant to tell you how, why or when to be a parent. That would be silly your raising unique individual little people with unique situations. Instead, these quotes are intended to help you find your smile and reconnect you with those little moments of understanding how to be a great parent to your special little person. Go ahead put this in your purse beside the kitchen sink and car keys. When you feel down or overwhelmed read a few quotes and see if you can find that well of parenting instinct again.