Peritia 12 (1998)

Contents. Insular Latin section: David Howlett, 'Vita I Sanctae Brigitae'; Michael W. Herren, 'Scholarly contacts between the Irish and the southern English in the seventh century'; David Howlett, 'Hellenic learning in Insular Latin: an essay on supported claims'; David Howlett, 'The Birgitine hymn Xpistus in nostra insula'; Gabriel Silagi, 'Notwendige Bemerkungen zu Gormans "Critique of Bischoff's theory of Irish exegesis"'; Bengt Lofstedt, 'Zur Grammatik in Paris, Bibl. nat. MS lat. 7491'; Annals and Genealogies: Daniel McCarthy, 'The status of the pre-Patrician Irish annals'; K.L. Maund, 'Sources of the "World Chronicle" in the Cottonian annals'; Donnchadh Ó Corráin, 'Creating the past: the early Irish genealogical tradition'; Canon Law & Clerical Thinking: T.M. Charles Edwards, 'The construction of the Hibernensis'; David Howlett, 'Synodus prima Sancti Patricii: an exercise in textual reconstruction'; David Howlett, 'The structure of the Liber Angeli'; Sinéad O'Sullivan, 'Aldhelm's De virginitate - partistic pastiche or innovative exposition?' Early and High Middle Ages: Donnchadh Ó Corráin, 'The Vikings in Scotland and Ireland in the ninth century'; Bart Jaski, 'Druim Cett revisited'; Elizabeth FitzPatrick, 'The inauguration of Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair at Áth an Termoinn'; Brian Kemp, 'God's and the king's good servant: Richard Poore, bishop of Salisbury, 1217-28'. Note: Conleth Manning, 'Daire Mór and Longford Pass'. Reviews: 22 works reviewed.