Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham (Maynooth Studies in Irish Local History) - Softcover

Massey, Eithne

9780716527268: Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham (Maynooth Studies in Irish Local History)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071652726X ISBN 13: 9780716527268

Publisher: Irish Academic Press, 2000

This book provides an examination of the Hospitaller manor at Kilmainham in Dublin as it existed under Roger Outlaw. As prior of the Knights Hospitallers and chancellor of Ireland for almost twenty years a major factor in his political survival was his use of the corrody or pension system. Against a background of war, famine, feuding and treachery a picture emerges of the way in which a socio-economic construct such as the corrody could be used to support an exceptionally successful career and create a unique community.

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About the Author:

Eithne Massey works as a librarian in Dublin. Her interest in mythology has been a lifelong one, and she is often found traveling to old and secret places around the country. Previous publications include short stories and a study of Prior Roger, Outlaw of Kilmainham, who played a key role in the Kilkenny Kyteler witchcraft case. Photographer Jacques Le Geoff was born in Paris but has lived in Ireland for the past twelve years. Special effects photographer Pip Sides lends a ghostly romantic effect to his studies of castles, stone circles, and natural landscapes.

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