Fermanagh History And Society : Interdisciplinary Essays On The History Of An Irish County

When Brian Friel died in 2015, the New York Times described him as ' the Irish Chekhov', and the Guardian called him ' the father of modern Irish drama' .

In his latest commentary, author David Burke reveals that the tone of The Puppet Masters is even more sinister than that of his first book Deception and Lies.

The history of monasticism in early Ireland is dominated by its flourishing during the sixth and seventh centuries, a period dominated by Columba of Iona and Columbanus of Bobbio, and later by the ' reform' spearheaded by Malachy of Armagh during the twelfth century. But what of monasticism in Ireland during the intervening period?