Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture of St Patrick Banishing Snakes The wonderful success of St. Patrick’s mission was not more remarkable than the great outburst of religious zeal which followed it, and which continued for centuries. Easy as had been the conversion of Ireland, it was profound. St. Patrick was immediately followed by many disciples of noble [...]

Above: The Church The spread of the faith suffered no check by the death of St. Patrick; for churches, monasteries, and convents continued to be founded all over the country. The founders of monasteries in Ireland may be said to have been of two classes. Those of the one class settled in the inhabited districts, [...]