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IMC 2023: Sessions

Session 102: Cistercians in Ireland, I

Monday 3 July 2023, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses
Organiser:Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny
Moderator/Chair:Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny
Paper 102-aWithin and beyond the Pale: Who Were the Irish Cistercians?
(Language: English)
David E. Thornton, Department of History, Bilkent University, Turkey
Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Monasticism, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life
Paper 102-bDiscovering the 'Cemetery Gate' of St Mary's Abbey
(Language: English)
Paul Duffy, Grassroots Archaeology, Wicklow
Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life
Paper 102-cExcavations at St Mary's Abbey, Dublin: The Archaeology of a Dissolved Urban Monastery
(Language: English)
Edmond O. O'Donovan, Edmond O'Donovan & Associates, County Wicklow
Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life
Abstract

This is the first of two sessions dedicated to Cistercians in Ireland - how did they get there, who were they, and where did they settle? After an introduction to the monks, two panelist will describe recent excavations at St Mary's, Dublin, the largest Cistercian abbey in Ireland.