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Item Kilcrea Friary: Franciscan heritage in County Cork(Tower Books, 1999) Maher, Denise; Dúchas; Fás; West Cork LEADER Co-operative Society LtdThe ruins of Kilcrea friary stand as a monument to its glorious past. This was a past full oflearning, Christianity and Franciscan life. The friary's architecture is a reminder of a very different time and culture and its history is one of turbulence and sadness resulting in its eventual destruction. With the passing of the centuries its history has begun to fade and consequently there is a risk that this will be completely lost for future generations. Being mindful of this, the Bride Valley Community Association commissioned this book on Kilcrea friary. It provides an understanding of Medieval Franciscan life and architecture of the time and of how Kilcrea friary formed an important part of this. As we enter both a new century and a new millennium, the preservation and retention of the history of the friary becomes even more important. It is expected that the next millennium will provide technological advances so great that they cannot even be imagined at present. Hopefully - this publication on Kilcrea friary will remind future generations of the local community of its heritage - full of history, culture, hope and expectations just as it is hoped the new millennium will be. It may serve as a link with the past.Item Iona and the Shrine of Columba, c. 800–1200(University College Cork, 2013) MacDonald, Aidan D. S.Item Curadán, Boniface and the early church of Rosemarkie(Groam House Museum Trust, 1992) MacDonald, Aidan D. S.Item Too beautiful for thieves and pickpockets: a history of the Victorian convict prison on Spike Island(Cork County Library, 2016-05) McCarthy, Cal; O'Donnabhain, BarraSpike Island holds a unique place among the world’s prisons: a welcome necessity for the prison authorities of Ireland, a remote and dangerous posting for its staff, a grand hell for those convicted to stay behind its walls. For almost four decades the Victorian prison on Spike Island was home to Ireland’s most serious and notorious criminals. Established in the midst of one of the worst famines in global history, this huge facility became the largest prison in what was then the United Kingdom, dwarfing institutions like Dartmoor, Pentonville, Mountjoy and Kilmainham. High death rates during its formative years meant that many of its malnourished inmates were laid to rest beneath its sod. Yet Spike Island was to become a beacon of penal reform, influencing modern correctional systems in countries as far apart as the USA and Germany. The story told in this book is one that is, in turn, dramatic, shocking, touching and humorous. The life of the prison was vibrant, peopled by the unfortunate of the society alongside those who committed serious, sometimes gruesome, crimes. This is the story of the establishment and evolution of the prison over 36 years, the often fascinating lives of prisoners and staff and of a time when a renowned Irish fortress of British military power entered the annals of penal infamy.