The second year of Celtic2Realms Medieval News in review
Niall C.E.J. O'Brien
The second year of this blog called Celtic2Realms – Medieval News passed by on the 7th May 2015. My how the year went fast! A total of 32 articles were published in the year from May 2014 to May 2015 with 27,366 page-views. Other articles published were indices to previously published articles and republished articles from last year with additional material. In the first year I had 40 articles published with 12,394 page-views. As in 2014 the article recording the death of Professors Mike Aston and James Lydon achieved the highest number of page views (5,382).
Thanks
To get 27,366
page-views may seem small to other blogs on the internet. But it would not be
possible at all without a big thank you to all my visitors from coming and
reading the articles on medieval history and hopefully you all found the
articles to be interesting and fun.
A thanks also to the
followers of this blog – your presence day in and day out is great – thanks.
The
performing articles
The article published
in the last year which had the highest number of page views was The tragic story of Thomas Duffield,
merchant of York with 332 views – article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/06/the-tragic-story-of-thomas-duffield.html.
This high number is possibly the same as selling newspapers in that bad news
sells more papers than good news.
The article with the
lowest number of page views was Siston,
Gloucestershire: c.1086 to c.1220 with 14 views - article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/10/siston-gloucestershire-c1086-to-c1220.html.
It was my idea to
publish an article every week and so I seem to have gone backwards in the
target. A number of factors conspired to make this happen. My other blog page,
which features history articles after 1600 to modern times, took some of my
time away. On that blog page I wrote a number of articles, particularly
material relating to the Dromana800 celebrations which are due for July 2015.
View the modern history blog at https://niallbrn.wordpress.com/
Another factor in the
reduced number of medieval articles has to do with my personal life. At a
recent history lecture a woman asked me “how I have so much time to write
history” and before I could reply another woman, who is quick witted, butted in
by saying that “He doesn't have a wife or children!” Since then I have met a
girlfriend and so the number of articles may go down again or maybe I could
buck the trend and publish more. Still it is nice to have a girlfriend around - makes life interesting and fun.
Subject
matter
As in the first year,
the subject matter of the published articles has been varied in time, space and
place. Like Professor Mike Aston, I have for the most part stayed away from
chariots and pyramids. Instead the articles explored the more ordinary people
of history and places not on the main roads. I am sure this blogging site would
get hundreds, may be thousands, of more page-views if I wrote the popular
stuff. But there are enough historians doing the popular stuff, on the internet
and in academic journals and we’ll leave it to them.
2013/2014
articles
The articles I published in the first year of this
blog got mixed reviews in that first year. Yet the articles are still
attracting viewers long after the published date. A list of the first year articles
and their viewing figures is printed below. The article with the biggest increase in
viewers over the past year was Anchorites
at churches and elsewhere which had 61 views in 2013/2014 and this
increased to 508 views by May 2015. Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/03/anchorites-at-churches-and-elsewhere.html.
Thanks
Finally, I must say a
big thank you to all my viewers and followers – little point in writing articles
if nobody reads them. Thanks again and looking forward to more articles in
2015/2016 on medieval history in Ireland and Britain.
Articles
published in the second year
7th May 2014
First year review of
Celtic2Realms-medieval news blogspot = 91 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/05/first-year-review-of-celtic2realms.html
13th May
2014
Prebends in the
medieval church = 144 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/05/prebends-in-medieval-church.html
17th May
2014
Dublin masters and
apprentices in the time of Henry VIII = 98 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/05/dublin-masters-and-apprentices-in-time.html
24th May
2014
Chapel and prebends in
Exeter Castle = 128 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/05/chapel-and-prebends-in-exeter-castle_24.html
30th May
2014
Annaghdown Diocese and
the battle with the Archdiocese of Tuam = 146 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/05/annaghdown-diocese-and-battle-with.html
18th June
2014
Conditions of medieval
apprenticeship in Bridgwater = 121 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/06/conditions-of-medieval-apprenticeship.html
20th June
2014
Why medieval history? =
18 views
21st June
2014
The tragic story of
Thomas Duffield, merchant of York = 332 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/06/the-tragic-story-of-thomas-duffield.html
8th July
2014
Walter Jorz, Archbishop
of Armagh = 52 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/07/walter-jorz-archbishop-of-armagh.html
19th July
2014
The woman constable of
a medieval castle: Annota Walsh of Carrickmacgriffin = 215 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/07/the-woman-constable-of-medieval-castle.html
25th July
2014
Anselm Basset: hunting
and his life = 141 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/07/anselm-basset-hunting-and-his-life.html
17th August
2014
Some notes on Pyworthy
in Devon = 161 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/08/some-notes-on-pyworthy-in-devon_32.html
21st August
2014
William Airmyn,
government official and Bishop of Norwich = 72 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/08/william-airmyn-government-official-and_16.html
29th August
2014
Biographies on some of
the de Mandeville family in Medieval Ireland = 199 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/08/biographies-of-some-of-de-mandeville.html
24th
September 2014
The Priory of Carlisle
in first half of fourteenth century = 39 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/09/the-priory-of-carlisle-in-first-half-of.html
30th
September 2014
Keynesham Abbey in
Ireland = 96 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/09/keynesham-abbey-in-ireland.html
11th October
2014
Siston,
Gloucestershire: c.1086 to c.1220 = 14 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/10/siston-gloucestershire-c1086-to-c1220.html
18th October
2014
Index to medieval
articles from start to now = 49 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/10/index-to-medieval-articles-from-start.html
19th October
2014
Irish Parliament of
1276-1277 = 43 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/10/irish-parliament-of-1276-1277.html
30th October
2014
Glossary of medieval
words: First edition = 77 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/10/glossary-of-medieval-words-first-edition.html
10th
November 2014
Raymond le Gros and Molana
Abbey = 98 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/11/raymond-le-gros-and-molana-abbey.html
29th
November 2014
The Fitzgeralds of
Ireland: origins and branches = 47 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/11/the-fitzgeralds-of-ireland-origins-and.html
3rd December
2014
Siston manor,
Gloucestershire in 1273 and 1309 = 37 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/12/siston-manor-gloucestershire-in-1273.html
7th December
2014
Index of England
related medieval articles = 22 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/12/index-of-england-related-medieval.html
7th December
2014
Index of Ireland
related medieval articles = 51 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/12/index-of-ireland-related-medieval.html
16th
December 2014
Gloucester pavage and
murage in the time of Edward III = 22 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/12/gloucester-pavage-and-murage-in-time-of.html
29th
December 2014
Inquisitions post
mortem at Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire, 1419-1422 = 47 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/12/inquisitions-post-mortem-at-chipping.html
6th January
2015
Frankincense at Bristol
port in Tudor times = 18 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/01/frankincense-at-bristol-port-in-tudor.html
14th January
2015
Catherine Fitzgerald as
the Old Countess of Desmond = 34 views
15th January
2015
Catherine Fitzgerald as
the Old Countess of Desmond = 143 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/01/catherine-fitzgerald-as-old-countess-of.html
25th January
2015
Linen industry in
Ireland, 1500-1660 = 42 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/01/linen-industry-in-ireland-1500-1660_3.html
24th
February 2015
Thomas Fitz Anthony:
Thirteenth century Irish administrator = 42 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/02/thomas-fitz-anthony-thirteenth-century.html
26th
February 2015
Ballybrommell in
medieval Carlow = 70 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/02/ballybrommell-in-medieval-carlow.html
28th
February 2015
Thomas an Apa Fitz
Maurice of Desmond: Survival, restoration and missed opportunities = 47 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/02/thomas-apa-fitz-maurice-of-desmond_28.html
26th March
2015
Ralph Damesel of
Walton, Somerset = 37 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/03/ralph-damesel-of-walton-somerset.html
31st March
2015
Clonmel messuages in
dispute = 35 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/03/clonmel-messuages-in-dispute.html
21st April
2015
The medieval exchequer
at Carlow = 38 views
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2015/04/the-medieval-exchequer-at-carlow.html
27th April
2015
Uà Dróna kingdom = 78
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Articles
published in the first year
7th May 2013
A life of Adam Pode in fourteenth century Gloucester
= 120 views = 201 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/05/a-life-of-adam-pode-in-fourteenth.html
17th May 2013
Thomas le Reve, first bishop of the united diocese
of Lismore and Waterford = 130 views = 187 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/05/thomas-le-reve-first-bishop-of-united.html
6th June 2013
Keynesham family of Gloucester in the early
fourteenth century = 42 views = 96 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/06/keynsham-family-of-gloucester-in-early.html
19th June 2013
Index to published articles = 39 views = 54 views by
May 2015
27th June 2013
Royal Constables of Cashel, Co. Tipperary = 181
views = 222 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/06/royal-constables-of-cashel-castle-co.html
1st July 2013
Professors James F. Lydon and Mike Aston = 4,321
views = 5,382 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/07/professors-james-f-lydon-and-mike-aston.html
2nd July 2013
Professor James F. Lydon, M.R.I.A., biography and
bibliography = 222 views = 409 views by May 2015
Article link
= http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/07/professor-james-f-lydon-mria-biography.html
16th July 2013
Morland vicarage and the lost book = 90 views = 333
views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/07/morland-vicarage-and-lost-book.html
19th July 2013
Medieval Record Sources in Printed Books and Articles
= 183 views = 237 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/07/medieval-record-sources-in-printed.html
1st August 2013
Knockanore in medieval times = Writing about castles
and abbeys for the August Bank Holiday = 59 views = 129 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/08/knockanore-in-medieval-times-writing.html
27th August 2013
Rincrew Religious House, Co. Waterford = 135 views =
360 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/08/rincrew-religious-house-co-waterford.html
1st September 2013
Matthew the Archdeacon of Bath, 1333-1342 = 20 views
= 57 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/09/matthew-archdeacon-of-bath-1333-1342.html
10th September 2013
Edward Curtis, burgess of Wells in the fifteenth
century = 28 views = 62 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/09/edward-curtis-burgess-of-wells-in_10.html
15th September 2013
Knockanore in Cork or Waterford in Early Christian
times = 74 views = 170 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/09/knockanore-in-cork-or-waterford-in.html
23rd September 2013
Thomas Fitz Anthony: thirteenth century Irish
administrator = 126 views = 474 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/09/thomas-fitz-anthony-thirteenth-century.html
30th September 2013
Molana Abbey in County Waterford, Ireland = 137
views = 398 views by May 2015
Article link
= http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/09/molana-abbey-in-county-waterford-ireland.html
8th October 2013
Editing Youghal Harbour shipping records = 27 views
= 76 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/10/editing-youghal-harbour-shipping-records.html
18th October 2013
Dovecotes in the Calendar of Inquisitions
Miscellaneous Volume Eight = 141 views = 302 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/10/dovecotes-in-calendar-of-inquisitions.html
31st October 2013
Nicholas Cusack, Bishop of Kildare 1279-1299 = 62
views = 135 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/10/nicholas-cusack-bishop-of-kildare-1279.html
21st November 2013
In search of a woman in the time of King John and
Henry III = 65 views = 152 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/11/in-search-of-woman-in-time-of-king-john.html
27th November 2013
Gloucestershire people hedging their bets in the
political instability of 1470 = 72 views = 85 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/11/gloucestershire-people-hedging-their.html
30th November 2013
The building, fixtures and fittings of the medieval
Irish Exchequer = 54 views = 180 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/11/the-building-fixtures-and-fittings-of_30.html
9th December 2013
Henry de Pont-Audemer: a royal official of King John
and Henry III = 42 views = 98 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/henry-de-pont-audemer-royal-official-of.html
13th December 2013
Mocollop Castle, Co. Waterford: A history of a
medieval castle: Chapters one & two = 101 views = 290 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/mocollop-castle-co-waterford-history-of.html
16th December 2013
Kildemock parish in medieval times and the jumping
church = 71 views and 1 count = 173 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/kildemock-parish-in-medieval-times-and.html
23rd December 2013
Mocollop Castle, Co. Waterford: A history of a
medieval castle: Chapters three & four = 82 views = 241 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/mocollop-castle-co-waterford-history-of_23.html
27th December 2013
Mocollop Castle, Co. Waterford: A history of a
medieval castle: Chapters five & six = 117 views = 307 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/mocollop-castle-co-waterford-history-of_27.html
30th December 2013
Mocollop Castle, Co. Waterford: A history of a
medieval castle: Chapters seven, eight & nine = 50 views = 249 views by May
2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2013/12/mocollop-castle-co-waterford-history-of_1552.html
9th January 2014
Dean John Bernard of Tamworth and the sale of the
church books = 24 views = 42 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/01/dean-john-bernard-of-tamworth-and-sale.html
23rd January 2014
Irish Parliament of 1264: The first Irish parliament
or just another parliament = 65 views = 137 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/01/irish-parliament-of-1264-first-irish.html
24th January 2014
Dovecots of Llanthony Priory in Ireland = 26 views =
132 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/01/dovecots-of-llanthony-priory-in-ireland.html
31st January 2014
Feast days, church holidays and the market = 9 views
= 53 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/01/feast-days-church-holidays-and-market.html
3rd February 2014
Church activities and saving the harvest = 16 views
= 42 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/02/church-activities-and-saving-harvest.html
11th February 2014
Margaret de Cormeilles and a miscarriage of justice
= 55 views = 350 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/02/margaret-de-cormeilles-and-miscarriage.html
12th February 2014
Geoffrey of Crowcombe: a witness to early thirteenth
century Ireland = 49 views = 104 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/02/geoffrey-of-crowcombe-witness-to-early.html
16th February 2014
Okyle parish, church and people in County Waterford
= 72 views and 2 comments = 257 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/02/okyle-parish-church-and-people-in.html
2nd March 2014
Anchorites at churches and elsewhere = 61 views and
2 comments = 508 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/03/anchorites-at-churches-and-elsewhere.html
21st March 2014
Huish manor in Wiltshire: from death to debt = 40
views = 115 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/03/huish-manor-in-wiltshire-from-death-to.html
31st March 2014
Pedigree of John Goien in medieval Amesbury,
Wiltshire = 28 views = 72 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/03/pedigree-of-john-goien-in-medieval.html
18th April 2014
Good Friday 1014: Brain Boru, Clontarf and the long
shadow = 36 views = 86 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/04/good-friday-1014-brian-boru-clontarf.html
20th April 2014
Dublin apprentices admitted to freedom 1468-1470 =
12 views = 74 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/04/dublin-apprentices-admitted-to-freedom.html
26 April 2014
Mary Magdalene buildings and places in Ireland:
first report = 62 views = 232 views by May 2015
Article link = http://celtic2realms-medievalnews.blogspot.ie/2014/04/mary-magdalene-buildings-and-places-in.html
5th May 2014
Irish Parliament of 1269 = 13 views = 78 views by
May 2015
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