>And the existence (or not) of independent nuns who (like the story of
>the 4th-c. St. Brighid) just sort of went out and "set up shop" on their
>own?
>
>Thank you very much for any help, and for that lettuce story and source,
>Heather Law
>
As you probably know there are grave doubts as to the historicity of St
Brigid. See, for example , Liam de Paor, 'Ireland and Early Europe', Four
Courts Press, 1997.
best wishes
Steve Rouse
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