Aran, The Monastic School of

Aran, The Monastic School of
Aran, The Monastic School of
During three hundred years from about 500 to 800, Aran Mor and its sister islands were a famous centre of sanctity and learning, which attracted holy men from all parts of Ireland to study the science of the saints in this remote school of the West

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