Bibliography

Paul
Byrne

6 publications between 1985 and 2018 indexed

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Reading annalistic obituaries as biography

Byrne, Paul, “Reading annalistic obituaries as biography”, Peritia 29 (2018): 31–46.

abstract:

Annalistic obituaries of abbots who had resigned their positions frequently display their former titles without reference to the fact that these were no longer current. We may infer from this that some of the obits of churchmen, to whom multiple offices were ascribed without indication as to whether or not they were extant at the time of death, may actually record the positions held throughout their careers. Consideration of the demands of office and distances between churches substantiates this conclusion in a number of instances. Analysis of certain clerical obituaries allows us to reconstruct, tentatively, the career-paths of their subjects.

abstract:

Annalistic obituaries of abbots who had resigned their positions frequently display their former titles without reference to the fact that these were no longer current. We may infer from this that some of the obits of churchmen, to whom multiple offices were ascribed without indication as to whether or not they were extant at the time of death, may actually record the positions held throughout their careers. Consideration of the demands of office and distances between churches substantiates this conclusion in a number of instances. Analysis of certain clerical obituaries allows us to reconstruct, tentatively, the career-paths of their subjects.

Life of St Molua: date and authorship

Byrne, Paul, “Life of St Molua: date and authorship”, Peritia 24–25 (2013–2014): 90–107.

abstract:

The extant recensions of the Life of St Molua are examined to determine the date of composition. The main focus is on the historical content of the Life. The result shows, with a high degree of assurance, that the original is a seventh-century composition, and thus one of the earliest works of Irish hagiography. Its author may have been Laidcend mac Baíth Bandaig, sapiens († 661).

abstract:

The extant recensions of the Life of St Molua are examined to determine the date of composition. The main focus is on the historical content of the Life. The result shows, with a high degree of assurance, that the original is a seventh-century composition, and thus one of the earliest works of Irish hagiography. Its author may have been Laidcend mac Baíth Bandaig, sapiens († 661).

The northern boundary of Múscraige Tίre

Byrne, Paul, “The northern boundary of Múscraige Tίre”, Ériu 64 (2014): 107–121.

The community of Clonard from the sixth to the twelfth centuries

Byrne, Paul, “The community of Clonard from the sixth to the twelfth centuries”, Peritia 4 (1985): 157–173.

Contributions to edited collections or authored works

Prosopography I: kings named in Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and the Airgíalla Charter Poem

Mac Shamhráin, Ailbhe, and Paul Byrne, “Prosopography I: kings named in Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and the Airgíalla Charter Poem”, in: Edel Bhreathnach (ed.), The kingship and landscape of Tara, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2005. 159–224.

Ciannachta Breg before Síl nÁeda Sláine

Byrne, Paul, “Ciannachta Breg before Síl nÁeda Sláine”, in: Alfred P. Smyth (ed.), Seanchas. Studies in early and medieval Irish archaeology, history and literature in honour of Francis J. Byrne, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000. 121–126.