This book provides an examination of the Hospitaller manor at Kilmainham in Dublin as it existed under Roger Outlaw. As prior of the Knights Hospitallers and chancellor of Ireland for almost twenty years a major factor in his political survival was his use of the corrody or pension system. Against a background of war, famine, feuding and treachery a picture emerges of the way in which a socio-economic construct such as the corrody could be used to support an exceptionally successful career and create a unique community.
| ISBN: | 9780716527268 |
| Publication date: | 13th September 2000 |
| Author: | Eithne Massey |
| Publisher: | Irish Academic Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Maynooth Studies in Local History |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military |
This book provides an examination of the Hospitaller manor at Kilmainham in Dublin as it existed under Roger Outlaw. As prior of the Knights Hospitallers and chancellor of Ireland for almost twenty years a major factor in his political survival was his use of the corrody or pension system. Against a background of war, famine, feuding and treachery a picture emerges of the way in which a socio-economic construct such as the corrody could be used to support an exceptionally successful career and create a unique community.
Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military
Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham is available in Paperback
Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham was written by Eithne Massey and published by Irish Academic Press
Prior Roger Outlaw of Kilmainham has 64 pages
Yes it is part of Maynooth Studies in Local History series