Project Gutenberg 2012-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 166 Healy, John 1841 1918 Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum; Or, Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum; Or, Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars" by John Healy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the rich educational and spiritual heritage of ancient Ireland, particularly focusing on the monastic schools established during the early Christian period following the arrival of St. Patrick. Healy aims to trace Ireland's historical legacy as the "Island of Saints and Scholars," showcasing the significant contributions made by its religious communities to learning and culture. The opening of this work sets the stage for an examination of the state of learning in Ireland before and during St. Patrick's time. It begins by discussing the Druids, Bards, and Brehons as the primary learned classes in ancient Ireland, providing insights into their roles in society, including their knowledge, practices, and the oral traditions they upheld. The text emphasizes the limited access to education and writing before St. Patrick, arguing against the notion of Ireland being a barbarous land devoid of knowledge, thereby preparing readers to appreciate the deeper exploration of the cultural and educational developments that followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education -- Ireland -- History LA Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 2095753 2095691 2024-11-17T09:40:25.904496 2023-09-18T04:51:33.498944 text/html text/html 2080590 2012-10-15T19:22:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 1473060 2012-10-15T19:24:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1617057 2024-11-17T09:41:08.252329 application/epub+zip 1643396 2024-11-17T09:40:38.093463 application/epub+zip 816636 2024-11-17T09:40:32.431706 application/epub+zip 2415197 2024-11-17T09:41:25.981166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2198089 2024-11-17T09:41:00.076310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1370077 2022-09-18T18:33:39.257500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1745201 2024-10-17T10:12:26.830926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1744333 2012-10-15T19:22:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 648099 2012-10-15T19:24:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1744610 2012-10-15T19:23:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 647875 2012-10-15T19:24:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1744770 2012-10-15T19:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647697 2012-10-15T19:24:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22180 2024-11-17T09:41:26.157162 application/rdf+xml 25290 2024-11-17T09:40:33.271684 image/jpeg 4578 2024-11-17T09:40:32.844461 image/jpeg 1580599 2024-11-17T09:40:26.087484 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog