Irish missionaries: from the golden age to the 20th century
Irish Missionaries is a facinating description of the careers of St. Columbanus and St. Colmcille, the many travels of St. Brendan the Navigator and the life of St. Malachy O Morgair and his links with the Continent. There is also a short biography of St. Oliver Plunkett with a detailed account of t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Dublin
Veritas Publications
[1985]
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| In: | Year: 1985 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ireland
/ Missionary
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Plunket, Oliver Saint (1629-1681)
B Columban Saint (543-615) B Malachy Saint (1094?-1148) B Columba Saint (521-597) B Brendan Saint, the Voyager (approximately 483-577) B Missionaries (Ireland) Biography B Ireland Biography B Missions, Irish History B Benedictine nuns (Ireland) |
| Summary: | Irish Missionaries is a facinating description of the careers of St. Columbanus and St. Colmcille, the many travels of St. Brendan the Navigator and the life of St. Malachy O Morgair and his links with the Continent. There is also a short biography of St. Oliver Plunkett with a detailed account of the events leading to his execution. The final chapter provides a history of the Benedictine Order of nuns which eventually steeled at Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway St. Columbanus and his companions -- St. Brendan the navigator -- St. Colmcille -- St. Malachy Ó Morgair -- St. Oliver Plunkett -- Ypres to Kylemore : the story of the Irish Benedictine nuns |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (page 77) |
| ISBN: | 0862171709 |