Ancient Irish Saints

Author : Hubert McLaughlin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382506319
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Irish Saints written by Hubert McLaughlin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Pádraig Ó Riain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846823183
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Irish Saints written by Pádraig Ó Riain and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarcely a parish in Ireland is without one or more dedications to saints, in the form of churches in ruins, holy wells or other ecclesiastical monuments. Professor Pádraig Ó Riain's Dictionary of Irish Saints is intended to serve as a guide to the (mainly documentary) sources of information on the saints named in these dedications, for those who have an interest in them, scholarly or otherwise. The need for a summary biographical dictionary of Irish saints, containing information on such matters as feastdays, localisations, chronology, and genealogies, although stressed over sixty years ago by the eminent Jesuit and Bollandist scholar, Paul Grosjean, has never before been satisfied. Professor Ó Riain has been working in the field of Irish hagiography for upwards of forty years, and the material for the over 1,000 entries in his Dictionary has come from a variety of sources, including Lives of the saints, martyrologies, genealogies of the saints, shorter tracts on the saints (some of them accessible only in manuscripts), annals, annates, collections of folklore, Ordnance Survey letters, and other documents. Running to almost 700 pages, the body of the Dictionary is preceded by a Preface, List of Sources and Introduction, and is followed by comprehensive Indices of Parishes, Other Places (mainly townlands), Alternate (mainly Anglicised) Names, Subjects, and Feastdays. Professor Ó Riain's Dictionary has been described as 'an astonishingly comprehensive, intelligent and well-organized work'; it is unlikely to be superseded for many decades to come.

Author : Hubert McLaughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Sketches of Ancient Irish Saints, Etc written by Hubert McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Joseph Monck Mason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion of the Ancient Irish Saints written by Henry Joseph Monck Mason and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John J. Ó Ríordáin
Publisher : Columba Press (IE)
ISBN 13 : 9781782182962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Irish Saints written by John J. Ó Ríordáin and published by Columba Press (IE). This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These short, popular essays on fourteen well-known and well-loved early Irish saints present a very readable and informative amalgam of often-scarce historical fact and much folklore and legend.

Author : Hubert McLaughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783337731663
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Sketches of Ancient Irish Saints, Etc. written by Hubert McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alice Curtayne
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1928832385
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twenty Tales of Irish Saints written by Alice Curtayne and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Curtayne has collected stories that reflect not only the holiness but also the gaiety of the saints -- appealing to readers of all ages -- and she tells them with the poetry and feeling that mark the work of every true Irish storyteller.

Author : Thomas Cahill
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307755134
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Irish Saved Civilization written by Thomas Cahill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

Author : Carmel McCaffrey
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
ISBN 13 : 1461655692
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Ancient Ireland written by Carmel McCaffrey and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2003-06-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity—is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.

Author : Robert T. Reilly
Publisher : Wings
ISBN 13 : 9780517368336
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Saints written by Robert T. Reilly and published by Wings. This book was released on 1992 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trials and successes of the twelve Irish saints including Ireland's Patron Saint Patrick, Saint Brigid, who founded Ireland's first community of sisters, and many others who were either canonized or saintly laypersons. A classic volume providing insight into the facts and legends of these remarkable people.