Machine generated contents note: 1. Theoretical considerations; 2. The climate and geology of Clare; 3. Clare's chiefdoms at the dawn of history; 4. An early medieval chiefdom of northern Clare; 5. Reconstructing the social order of Irish chiefdoms through settlement; 6. Of settlements and boundaries: reconstructing the chiefdom of Tulach Commáin; 7. The rulers of Tulach Commáin; 8. The world of Brian Boroimhe; 9. The world of Caithre;m Thoirdhealbhaigh; 10. The political topography of Late Medieval Clare; 11. An overview of the social and political systems of Thomond.
From chiefdom to state in early Ireland by D. Blair Gibson. ISBN 9781107015630. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.