The church in medieval Ireland

Dublin : University College Dublin Press, 1998. Second Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; The Gill history of Ireland ; 5. Edition; 2nd ed. Physical description; vii, 288 p. : maps ; 19 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1972. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The reform of the Church in the 12th century; the papacy, Henry II and the Irish Church; religious orders, (1127-1340); changing episcopate in the 13th century; the rule of law; the century before the Reformation; afterword. Summary; The history of medieval Ireland was shaped by the friction between Irish and English cultures. The ecclesiastical dimension of this relationship is studied here, examining how a mixed episcopate evolved, with religious orders from both peoples, and how this affected Irish politics and history. Subjects; Church history - Middle Ages, (600-1500). Ireland - Church history - (600-1500). Church History. Ireland. Ireland. Church History. Early Church ; British & Irish history: c 500 to c 1000 ; British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500 ; Social & cultural history Ireland ; (c 1000 CE to c 1500). HISTORY / Europe / Ireland. History / Medieval. Religion / Christianity / History. (600-1500).