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Ó Clabaigh, Colmán, The Friars in Ireland 1224–1540, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012.

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Work
The Friars in Ireland 1224–1540
Place
Dublin
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Year
2012
Description
Abstract (cited)
This work surveys the history, lifestyle and impact of the friars in Ireland from the arrival of the Dominicans in 1224 to the Henrican campaign to dissolve the religious houses in 1540. It constitutes the first attempt to examine the mendicant phenomenon as a whole rather than focusing on individual orders and friaries.

The first three chapters give a chronological overview of the arrival and initial expansion of the friars in the thirteenth century, through the upheavals of the fourteenth century and the emergence of vigorous reform parties within each order in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

The second section consists of seven chapters that examine discrete aspects of mendicant lifestyle and ministry. These include analyses of the friars’ relationships with their patrons, benefactors and critics. The mendicant lifestyle forms the subject of one chapter, as does the friars’ efficacy as preachers, confessors and counsellors. Particular attention is devoted to the educational and formation structures within each order, as well as to devotional and liturgical activities. The art and architecture of the friars is examined in another chapter. The volume concludes with an epilogue detailing the developments and upheavals in Irish mendicant life during the tumultuous decade between 1530 and 1540.
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Subjects and topics
Headings
Ireland 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century
History, society and culture
Agents
Augustinian friarsAugustinian friars
Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine;OESA

Friars that followed the Rule of Augustine and unlike the Augustinian canons, pursued a mendicant style of living.


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Carmelite friarsCarmelite friars
Carmelites;Carmelite Order
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Dominican friarsDominican friars
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Franciscan friarsFranciscan friars
Franciscans;Franciscan Order;Grey Friars;Friars Minor;OFM
AAT: “Broad term for a Roman Catholic religious order comprising several divisions; founded by St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). The rule emphasizes the vow of poverty, theology, preaching, and aid to the poor and sick. Different schools of thought among followers developed over the years; St. Bonaventure (1257-1274) founded a moderate interpretation of St. Francis' rule that bridged many of the differences. The independent branches of the order are the First Order of Franciscans: the Observants, the Conventuals, and the Capuchins; the Second Order comprises nuns established by St. Clare under the guidance of St. Francis, known as the Poor Clares; and the Third Order comprising religious and lay men and women, including the Third Order Secular (living in the world without vows) and Third Order Regular (living in religious communities under vow).”
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Friars of the SackFriars of the Sack
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Keywords
mendicant orders
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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January 2013, last updated: July 2021