Although the most numerous and widespread of all the religious orders in medieval Ireland, the regular canons and canonesses have been somewhat neglected in Iri…
Geraldines (or FitzGeralds) are the most celebrated of the dynasties established in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion; and the dynasty’s most cel…
2009 marked the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Franciscan Order. This volume examines all aspects of the Irish Franciscans and their impact in Irela…
Early medieval Ireland is remembered as the 'Land of Saints and Scholars,' due to the distinctive devotion to Christian faith and learning that permeated its cu…
Scarcely a parish in Ireland is without one or more dedications to saints, in the form of churches in ruins, holy wells or other ecclesiastical monuments. Profe…
