Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: Picture of Bishop Asicus Kings and princes, indeed, were great patrons of art. Not only did they require jewels, brooches, pins, beautifully wrought swords and daggers for themselves and their friends, but, in Christian times, they presented chalices, bells, crucifixes, shrines and the like to monasteries and churches: the Irish, however, had attained to [...]

Above: Brehon Law Document At this period Patrick is said to have sent Muinis to Rome, there to report on the progress of his mission and obtain sacred relics, which would aid him in his work. Being himself credited with three journeys to the Eternal City, the view is widely held that he made this [...]