The Church and the Two Nations in Medieval Ireland
The Church and the Two Nations in Medieval Ireland

Author: J. A. Watt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-02-17

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780521619196

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This book examines the way in which the central English government dealt with Irish ecclesiastical matters from the time of the invasion and partial conquest of Ireland by Henry II in 1171 up to the Statute of Kilkenny. The struggle involved the king, the clergy in Ireland, both Irish and English, and the pope. Using manuscript material and printed sources, which have not been previously used for this purpose, Dr Watt shows how an attempt was made to 'colonize' Ireland by ecclesiastical means, and traces the changing fates and fortunes of the 'two nations' in their relations with one another. Dr Watt also deals very fully with the rôle played in the struggle by the religious orders, particularly the Cistercians and the friars, and with the effect which the English common law had on the Irish clergy.

A New History of Ireland, Volume II
A New History of Ireland, Volume II

Author: Art Cosgrove

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-11-06

Total Pages: 1067

ISBN-13: 0191561657

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A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. Volume II opens with a character study of medieval Ireland and a panoramic view of the country c.1169, followed by nineteen chapters of narrative history, with a survey of `Land and People, c.1300'. There are further chapters on Gaelic and colonial society, economy and trade, literature in Irish, French, and English, architecture and sculpture, manuscripts and illuminations, and coinage.

The Man in the Middle
The Man in the Middle

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9781847304988

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A reissue of the popular 1988 book to celebrate this Year of Faith, which focuses on the life of Laurence O'Toole, one of the most colourful saints of Ireland.