The “Irish Sea Province” is a name coined by archaeologists in the 1960s to explain perceived links between Ireland and Great Britain, and especially Scotland. Examine such links, beginning with prehistory, from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age to the Iron Ages. Evaluate the importance of the Irish Sea to Roman Britain as well as its contribution to the rise of the post-Roman Celtic kingdoms. Discuss the impact of the Irish Sea to the spread of Viking influences and Norman power. Lecture style with question and answer time.