Chartularies of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin
With the Register of its House at Dunbrody, and Annals of Ireland

Originally published in two volumes in 1884, these chartularies, registers and annals offer valuable insight into ecclesiastical medieval Ireland.

John T. Gilbert (Edited by)

9781108052238, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

684 pages, 1 colour illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 0.99 kg

John Thomas Gilbert (1829–98), historian and antiquary, was for thirty-four years librarian of the Royal Irish Academy. It was during this time, in 1884, that his two-volume edition of these chartularies, registers and annals was originally published as part of the Rolls Series. Volume 1 comprises the abbey's two chartularies - two of only three surviving Cistercian chartularies from Ireland. Of the nearly 600 items, all are in the original Latin except for one (in English). A helpful summary of the contents and English side-notes throughout make the work easier to navigate. In his preface, Gilbert describes the condition and appearance of the manuscripts, traces their ownership and offers a detailed explanation of their contents. Although his work as a historian was thought by the scholar C. L. Falkiner to have retained only limited value, 'his achievements as archivist and editor have endured'.

Preface
Summary of contents
1. Chartulary of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin (MS Rawlinson B. 495, Bodleian Library, Oxford)
2. Chartulary of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin (MS Cotton Tiberius A. XI, British Museum, London).

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]