Episcopal visitations of the diocese of Meath, 1622–1799

Michael O'Neill, editor

'This volume breaks new ground by providing an edition of visitation records using Meath as an example. The choice is a good one since the diocese of Meath has attracted a good deal of scholarly interest [...] The substantial introduction [...] sets the four visitations edited here (1622, 1693, 1733 and 1799) in context by explaining how the visitation process worked, discussing the context of each visitation by reconstruction the questions posed to incumbents and churchwardens', Raymond Gillespie, Search: a Church of Ireland Journal (2018).

'The book’s comprehensive introduction outlines the background of the episcopal visitations and a glossary that explains the various episcopal terms and administrative details outlined in the surveys. Overall, this book provides both local and national historians with easy access to a very neglected additional source of information, and new insights as to the problems that confronted the established church in the centuries after the reformation', Rory Masterson, Irish Theological Quarterly (2018).

‘The book has been carefully edited, and there is a helpful glossary of technical terms … For all those with an interest in the state of religion in Ireland during the period in question, this book will provide much valuable information.’, Jacqueline Hill, Ríocht na Midhe (2018).