Seventh-Century Ireland as a Study Abroad Destination
Colin Ireland
In order to reconstruct the life of “study abroad students” in seventh-century Ireland I rely primarily on three sources. The first two sources are English churchmen Aldhelm and Bede. (d.709), abbot Malmesbury later bishop Sherborne, was Anglo-Saxon man letters. Fortunately, at least letters by him students who studied survive. Bede (d.735), a priest Wearmouth-Jarrow, greatest men He wrote history Church (Historia Ecclesiastica [HE]), cited frequently this article, which often notes relationships between Irish seventh century. As clerical scholars, eager promote Rome England’s role its growth. Nevertheless, they acknowledge contribution learned culture. tells us, for example, that schools provided with free books instruction. My third major source is Hisperica Famina1 “Western Sayings,” cryptic Latin text written by, or about, foreign sometime probably c.650 c.665. Famina secular tone give us our most intimate
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