Early medieval historical research on the M3 in County Meath: sources, contexts and analyses

When trying to understand the historical context of early medieval sites such as those newly discovered along the route of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells motorway scheme, probably the best point of departure is to try to determine the site’s original name. Since all place-names would have been in Irish before the coming of the Anglo-Normans in the late 12th century, this task is made much simpler…