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Record Number:
46874
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Mac Shamhráin , Ailbhe,
Contributor(s):
Title:
Ciar
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/ciar-a1663
Description:
Founder and first abbess of Cell Chéire, and saint in the Irish tradition
Article Type:
Encyclopedia
Subject
(See Also)
:
Abbesses
Ciar, Saint
Hagiography
Ireland
Monasticism
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
7
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
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