Ireland: Its Saints and Scholars:

This book is intended as a companion work, and, in some sense, a sequel of a small volume recently written, by me, entitled Ireland: Its Myths and Legends. The publishers were desirous of having the early Christian period of Irish history treated in the same manner as the pagan period had been treated in its forerunner, and Ireland: Its Saints and Scholars represents the attempt to give within a small compass a concise survey of the most glorious epoch in the annals of our country. Contents...