Above : St Columba Painting   There were laws framed to govern the various systems of education, and when one considers how admirable they were and how splendid was the material that these teachers had, in a, people who had a great natural aptitude and love of learning, it is but little wonder that the Irish schools became famous in Europe. The greatest care was taken that the masters in the various subjects should be competent teachers. Nothing can be more beau­tiful than the ... Read More

Above : Portion of Illuminated Monogram. Book Of Kells It is, as Dr. Healy notes, an interesting fact that we should find an Irish monk, in the begin­ning of the ninth century, collating and criticising the various works on geography that had been written by the best known Latin writers who had preceded him in treating of the subject. The in­formation which he gives us, derived from his own personal knowledge, or gathered from the narra­tions of his countrymen, is also ... Read More