Women in a Celtic Church, Ireland 450-1150, 2001, 320 p., 8 pl. -

This work is a ground-breaking study of the varieties of holy life to, and pursued by, early medieval Irish women. The author explores a wide range of source material, from legal texts, saints' lives, litanies, penitentials, canons, and poetry in order to illuminate female religious life and changes in attitudes towards it over time.