Sun dancing : a medieval vision / Geoffrey Moorhouse.
By: Moorhouse, Geoffrey.
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BookPublisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997Description: 241p. ; 24cm.ISBN: 0297815954; 9780297815952.Subject(s): History
| History | Local history | Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church | Christianity | Places & peoples: general & pictorial works | Great Skellig Island (Ireland) -- History | Great Skellig Island (Ireland) -- Description and travelDDC classification: 941.96 MOO Summary: This book tells the story of Skellig Michael, one of two great rocks which rise out of the Atlantic 8 miles from Kerry. For 600 years it accommodated a monastery. Now it is a place of mystery with considerable historical significance.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 941.96 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000858146 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the tradition of Simon Schama- an award winning travel writer reconstructs life on a an atlantic rock just off the Irish coast that for 600 years housed a medieval monastery.
Bibliography: p238-241.
This book tells the story of Skellig Michael, one of two great rocks which rise out of the Atlantic 8 miles from Kerry. For 600 years it accommodated a monastery. Now it is a place of mystery with considerable historical significance.