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Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series.

Medieval Ferns was one of south-eastern Ireland’s most important settlements. It played a key role in local, regional and national history from its foundation by St Aidan in 598, especially when serving as King Diarmuid McMurrough’s royal seat and the head of an influential medieval diocese.

This account of the Brigidines, formally known as the Sisters of St Brigid, expands the current knowledge of the congregation and its mission to the rural communities of Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand.

This is the first in-depth examination of the Irish Revolution in Fermanagh and its political, economic and social context.

Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls' education when she returned to Ireland, opening Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822.

Additions and corrections to the oft-reprinted major work of reference.