Monastic Life in Early Medieval Ireland

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Brian Ó Broin

Organizer Affiliation

William Paterson Univ.

Presider Name

Lisa-Marie Duffield

Presider Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 1

How Did the Irish Saints Lives Picture the Early Irish Monastery?

Presenter 1 Name

Brian Ó Broin

Paper Title 2

“He Shall Do Penance”: Cultural Similarities in Irish Penitentials and the Modern Syllabus

Presenter 2 Name

Emerson Storm Fillman Richards

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Florida

Paper Title 3

Men up Every Tree: Anchoritic Traditions in Early Ireland

Presenter 3 Name

Catherine Swift

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Mary Immaculate College, Univ. of Limerick

Paper Title 4

Diet and Desire in a Ninth-Century Irish Monastery

Presenter 4 Name

Westley Follett

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of Southern Mississippi

Start Date

10-5-2013 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1140

Description

A study of the daily life of the early Irish monastery through analysis of Irish saints' lives, penitentials, rules, and historical documents.

Brian Ó Broin