Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Book Of Kells It was during this period that the oldest books written in Ireland, and still existing, were composed. It was then, also, that the earliest Gaelic literature which we possess was composed, or first put into the form in which it has come down to us. The oldest books, however, are [...]

Above : Brehon Laws (Inzet : St. Patrick) The oldest Gaelic MSS. that we have, date from this period. They, however, are not literature, but are in the form of ” glosses.” These were not written in Ireland, but in the numerous monasteries established by Irish missionaries in Britain and Europe. They consist of notes [...]