Download or read book The Diocese of Elphin written by Francis M. Beirne and published by Columba Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the result of years of research, outlines in popular and readable style the history of the Diocese of Elphin (Ireland) from Patrician times until the end of the second millennium. It is a compendium of historical detail on the thirty-eight parishes, on the clergy and religious, and on a host of other aspects of the life of the diocese. The extensive bibliography will be a treasure trove for historians, researchers, students and anyone interested in Irish ecclesiastical history.