A 2008 doctoral dissertation on the landscape and estates of the Cistercian order in medieval Leinster, Ireland.
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A PhD dissertation examined and accepted by the National University of Ireland Maynooth's Department of History, tier two, matching the tier the map gives comparable doctoral theses: a strong secondary source but not independently peer-reviewed for publication the way a journal article is; used here for the cumulative acreage figure for Cistercian houses in medieval Ireland. NotesStates that the total acreage held by Cistercian houses across medieval Ireland exceeded 500,000 statute acres, accumulated through royal and noble grants, purchase and land clearance from the order's introduction to Ireland in 1142 onward.
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AuthorBridget M. Lynch
PublisherNational University of Ireland, Maynooth, Department of History (PhD dissertation)
Publication Year2008
Source TypeThesis
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