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Record Number:
46893
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Mac Shamhráin , Ailbhe,
Contributor(s):
Title:
Affrica (Affraic)
Source:
Dictionary of Irish Biography Edited by James McGuire and James Quinn. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Available open access from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, a project of the Royal Irish Academy:
https://www.dib.ie/biography/affrica-affraic-a0053
Description:
Member of the royal family of Man and the Isles. Another spelling of her name could reflect an earlier Irish figure Affraic, Abbess of Kildare. Affrica also founded the Cistercian monastery of St Mary of
Iugum Dei
, known as Grey Abbey (Co. Down).
Article Type:
Encyclopedia
Subject
(See Also)
:
Anglo-Normans
Isle of Man
Ireland
Marriage
Noble Women
Politics
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
12- 13
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
Author's Affiliation:
Editor of the Monasticon Hibernicum (
https://monasticon.celt.dias.ie/
), a searchable database of Irish ecclesiastical sites 5th to 12th centuries.
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2009.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
Not Available