This scholarly work is a valuable contribution to the overall history of monasticism in Ireland as it explores “the hidden years” of that tradition, following its much vaunted “golden age ...

Brother Desmond introduces us to his monastery in 5th Century Ireland. He loves being a monk although seems to have some bullying issues with brother Declan. The invaders who took Ireland by storm ...

These Lives created a narrative of early Irish history that supported the political/ecclesiastical elites by showing that their power derived from the actions of their patron saints. An archaeological ...

This is what makes early Irish literature so rich ... the church (that is to say the monasteries) and the filidh had come to terms and from that time on there is evidence of an ever-increasing ...

Yet, in this documentary he decides to explore the origins and evolution of early Irish Christianity, hermits, saints and monasteries, to try and find out who they were, what motivated them and ...

Monasteries were important seats of art, knowledge and devotion in the early days of Christianity, and Irish monasteries protected their treasures and the people living near them. The monks ...

From an early stage, Ireland was receiving books and scholars ... The most famous, Saint Columba, also known as Columbanus, established monasteries in the seventh century in the Frankish and ...

The monastery was one of many built along the Thames River, which was central to important early medieval trade routes ... Library’s Alison Hudson. Irish missionaries sent by Pope Gregory ...