Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

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 [...]

Above: Ecclesiastical Writings Copies of the Gospels or of other portions of Scripture that were either written or owned by eminent saints of the early Irish Church were treasured with great veneration by succeeding generations and it became a common practice to enclose them, for better preservation, in ornamental boxes or shrines which, are generally [...]