| Description |
218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Single women in Ireland -- 2. Heiresses -- 3. Gaelic single women -- 4. Anglo-Irish and Gaelic single women -- 5. Anglo-Irish and Gaelic single women and the church -- 6. Wives in Ireland -- 7. Gaelic marriage -- 8. Marriage crises -- 9. Intermarriage -- 10. Anglo-Irish and Gaelic wives and the church -- 11. Ending marriage far Gaelic and Anglo-Irish women -- 12. Wives on the-margins of society -- 13. Widows in Ireland -- 14. Gaelic widows -- 15. Widows and the church -- 16. Life as a nun in medieval Ireland -- Conclusion : the end of an era -- App. A. FitzMaurice marriages -- App. B. Dillon marriages -- App. C. Examples of Anglo-Irish and Gaelic intermarriage -- App. D. Examples of Anglo-Irish marriages |
| Summary |
"Gillian Kenny provides a coherent picture of the lives of women in medieval Ireland through an examination of their marital circumstances. By contrasting the differing lives of Anglo-Irish and Gaelic singlewomen, wives, widows and nuns of late medieval Ireland, the author identifies how their functions and roles in society were affected by the differing rights enjoyed and by the restrictions imposed by their different societies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- Ireland -- History -- 16th century.
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Women -- Ireland -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Women, Celtic -- History -- 16th century.
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Women, Celtic -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500
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| LC no. |
2007360741 |
| ISBN |
1851829849 |
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9781851829842 |
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