O'Connor, Thomas (2004) Shortal, Sebastian (d.1639). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.

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Shortal, Sebastian (d.1639), Cistercian monk and titular abbot of Bective, co. Meath was born in co. Kilkenny. There he received his primary education before travelling to Spain where he became a Cistercian monk at Nucale in Galicia. He taught philosophy in the seminary of St Claudius in Nucale and later in the monastery of Mons Ramorum. In 1619 he set out for Ireland accompanied by the Cistercian chronicler Malachy Harty. En route, Shortal was taken captive by Moors.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	Sebastian Shortal
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
Item ID:	385
Depositing User:	Thomas O'Connor
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2006
Journal or Publication Title:	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25...
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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