An archaeology of the coarse earthenware industry in Ulster during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

The analysis of over two-hundred ceramic assemblages was carried out to help understand patterns relating to glazed coarse earthenware including its consumption, distribution patterns and regional variations.<br><br>This thesis contains original research which contributes significant new knowledge to the field of post-medieval pottery studies in Ireland. The Killyneese pottery production site and the ceramic assemblages from excavations provide only a small glimpse of the rich material culture of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster.

Plantation-era Ireland witnessed a convergence of societies, creating complex identities which were reflected in contemporary material culture. The thesis concludes with a discussion of identity, materiality and globalization, situating the research against the backdrop of migration and movement in the modern world.<br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31 December 2026.</i><p></p>