Very few documentary sources survive from twelfth-century Ireland. The Latin charters issued by Irish kings are therefore an especially valuable body of evidence. This book is the first modern edition and commentary on these charters and sheds valuable light on the political and religious history of twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Gaelic Ireland.
Introduction Irish and Latin Charters 1. The Use of Documentary Evidence in Pre-Anglo-Norman Ireland 2. The Form and Function of the Latin charter in the European Tradition Latin Charters Issued by Irish Kings Before Anglo-Norman Intervention 3. Charters of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster 4. Charter of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, King of Cen?l nE?gain and high-king Latin Charters Issued by Irish Kings After Anglo-Norman Intervention 5. Charters of Domnall Ua Briain, King of Thomond 6. Charter of Diarmait Mac Carthaig, King of Desmond 7. Charter of Diarmait Ua D?mmusaig, King of U? Failge 8. Four Thirteenth-Century Irish Royal Charters in Favour of the Cistercian Abbey of C?teaux Conclusion 9. Gift-Giving Kings and Their Charters as Expressions of Power and Piety Charter-Texts 10. Charter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, to Felix, abbot of Osraige 11. Charter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, granting land in Bentraige to Felix, abbot of Osraige 12. Charter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, to Edanus, bishop of Louth 13. Examplification of the Charter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster, to Edanus, bishop of Louth, enrolled on thecuria regisroll, 52 Henry III, 1268 14. Charter of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, to St Mary's Abbey, Ferns 15. Charter of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, King of Cen?l nE?gain and high-king, to Newry Abbey 16. Charter of Domnall Ua Briain, King of Thomond, to Holy Cross Abbey 1lc-