Early Christian Ireland Author:Kathleen Hughes Covering the sources of Irish history from prehistoric times to about 1100, this eminently useful survey describes and evaluates the various kinds of material available, the problems they present, and the kinds of questions they answer. The author devotes a chapter each to archaeology, secular laws, ecclesiastical legislation, the annals, secula... more »r literature, ecclesiastical learning, hagiography, art and architecture, and eleventh- and twelfth=century history and compilations.