Female monasticism in medieval Ireland : an archaeology /

Collins, Tracy

Female monasticism in medieval Ireland : an archaeology / Tracy Collins - xxviii, 644 pages : illustrations (color and black and white) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographic references and index

Explores the archaeology of female monasticism in medieval Ireland, primarily from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Nuns are known from history, but this book considers their archaeology and upstanding architecture through perspectives such as gender and landscape. It discusses the archaeological remains associated with female monasticism in Ireland as it is currently understood

9781782054566


Monasticism and religious orders for women--Medieval Ireland
Archaeology, Medieval--Convents--Nunneries