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monastery
Local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. Christian monasteries originally developed in the Middle East and Greece from the streets of hermits' huts, or lauras. Walls were built for defense, and monks' cells were later constructed against the walls, leaving a central space for church, chapels, fountain, and dining hall. The vihara was an early type of Buddhist monastery, consisting of an open court surrounded by open cells accessible through an entrance porch. Originally built in India to shelter monks during the rainy season, viharas took on a sacred character when small stupas and images of the Buddha were installed in the central court. In W India, viharas were often excavated into rock cliffs. See also abbey.
Montserrat
Island (pop., 1994 est.: 12,000), British crown colony, W. Indies. Situated in the E Caribbean Sea, it occupies an area of 40 sq mi (102 sq km); it is 11 mi (18 km) long and 7 mi (11 km) wide. It was visited and named by C. Columbus in 1493 and was colonized by the British and Irish in 1632. France later held it briefly, but from 1783 it remained British. Its colonial economy was based on cotton and sugar plantations that used African slave labor. It was part of the colony of Leeward Islands 1871-1956, and then of the Federation of the W. Indies 1958-62. It was rebuilt after a devastating hurricane in 1989. A major eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1996 led to the evacuation of the S half of the island and the abandonment of its capital, Plymouth. By 1998 more than two-thirds of the population had left the island.
Munster
Province (pop., 1991: 790,000), S Ireland. The area was ruled by a clan in the south, which gradually extended its power over Munster by c.AD 400. In the 10th cent. Vikings invaded and eventually settled in Waterford and Limerick. After the 12th cent. Anglo-Norman invasion, it was ruled by the feudal families of Fitzgerald and Butler. It now comprises the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary (North Riding and South Riding), and Waterford.
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