Cistercian monks first came to Ireland in 1142 ... discipline and uniformity to European and Irish monasticism. Medieval Cistercians were distinguished by their extraordinary agricultural skills ...

Lí Ban’s story dates from 6th century Ireland and has been preserved not only in medieval writings but ... of the Four Masters’, compiled by Irish monks in the 17th century, tells of a ...

But how and what did medieval monks eat at Christmas? Because they had a relatively uninspired regular diet, they looked with anticipation to the meal they would eat on Christmas day. The typical ...