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Early Irish history: the state of the art

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2016

Elva Johnston
Elva Johnston*
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Department of Early (including Medieval) Irish History, University College Dublin
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Irish Historical Studies , Volume 33 , Issue 131 , May 2003 , pp. 342 - 348
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Copyright © Irish Historical Studies Publications Ltd 2003

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References

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2 McCone, Kim and Simms, Katharine (eds), Progress in medieval Irish studies (Maynooth, 1996).Google Scholar

3 Church and polity in pre-Norman Ireland: the case of Glendalough. By Ailbhe Mac Shamhráin. Pp 274. Maynooth: An Sagart. 1996. IR£24. (Maynooth Monographs 7)

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10 There are many examples. Prominent among them are: Howlett, D. R., The Celtic Latin tradition of biblical style (Dublin, 1996)Google Scholar; idem, British books in biblical style: early Alfredian and after the Conquest(Dublin, 1997).

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