Niamh
Wycherley
Works authored
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Relics and the late antique World -- Chapter 2. Origins and early cult in Ireland -- Chapter 3. Translatio -- Chapter 4. Leachta, sepulcri, and the role of relics in church consecration -- Chapter 5. The formal use of relics in early Ireland -- Chapter 6. Relics and identity — Power and control in early medieval Ireland -- Conclusions -- Appendix. Terminology of the cult of relics in early medieval Ireland -- Bibliography -- Index.
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Relics and the late antique World -- Chapter 2. Origins and early cult in Ireland -- Chapter 3. Translatio -- Chapter 4. Leachta, sepulcri, and the role of relics in church consecration -- Chapter 5. The formal use of relics in early Ireland -- Chapter 6. Relics and identity — Power and control in early medieval Ireland -- Conclusions -- Appendix. Terminology of the cult of relics in early medieval Ireland -- Bibliography -- Index.
Contributions to journals
This article considers the primary terms for burial places in the medieval Irish sources. It investigates why the etymology of modern Irish reilig differs from terms for graveyards and cemeteries in other major European languages. It is proposed that both the cult of relics and bilingualism played roles in the evolution of the term.
This article considers the primary terms for burial places in the medieval Irish sources. It investigates why the etymology of modern Irish reilig differs from terms for graveyards and cemeteries in other major European languages. It is proposed that both the cult of relics and bilingualism played roles in the evolution of the term.