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How the Irish saved civilisation, Thomas Cahill
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How the Irish saved civilisation, Thomas Cahill

Posted on 21 February 2015 by katenich • 5 Comments

This is a fascinating history set at the fall of the Roman empire when barbarian hordes swept through Europe destroying everything before them. As scholars fled the chaos, and priests sought safer land, one of the few places that they could go was Ireland.  So, this book begins in Rome, but soon we meet St … Continue reading →

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