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DocArchive(1998): God's Own Farmers
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DocArchive(1998): God's Own Farmers

Documentary on One Podcast · RTÉ

February 6, 199843m 24s

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Cistercian bells have been ringing across Europe since 1098. This religious order created the continent's first farmlands. In 1998, they celebrated 900 yrs of prayer and farming. Arriving in Ireland in 1142, their architecture is seen in the picturesque ruins of their abbeys. What influence did they have on economic life in medieval Ireland?

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