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Beglane, Fiona, “The social significance of game in the diet of later medieval Ireland”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 115 C (2015): 167–196.

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“The social significance of game in the diet of later medieval Ireland”
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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 115 C (2015)
FitzPatrick, Elizabeth, and James Kelly (eds), Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 115 C — Food and drink in Ireland (2015), Royal Irish Academy.  
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Though subjects of enduring interest in their own right, food and drink are still more revealing archaeologically and historically when they amplify and illuminate broader societal behaviours and trends. This multi-disciplinary collection of fourteen essays explores the collection, cultivation, consumption and culture of food and drink in Ireland from the beginnings of settlement in the Mesolithic to the present. Among its themes, it engages with what the first settlers gathered; how people ate in Neolithic times; cooking in the Bronze Age; the diet of rich and poor in the medieval era; the impact of conquest on culinary patterns; the differences in the diet of different classes in pre-Famine and the impact of the Famine; the history of haute cuisine in Ireland; the impact of modernisation in the twentieth century, and the changing role of drink in society.

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115 C
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167–196
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While the vast majority of the meat consumed in later medieval Ireland (c. 1100–1600) was from domesticates such as cattle, sheep and pig, the hunting of game was important as a social marker. Access to game varied depending on social status, occupation and geographical location, and could be used to mediate social relationships. This paper focuses mainly on the zooarchaeological evidence from eastern Ireland, examining castles, and urban, rural and ecclesiastical sites of mainly Anglo–Norman origin. It will review this evidence for both truly wild mammal species such as red deer, wild pig and hare as well as for species such as fallow deer and rabbits, which were maintained in a managed environment before being hunted for food.
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