What Happened Ireland’s Medieval Manuscripts?
Donnchadh Ó Corráin
It is commonly believed that the chronic indigenous violence of early medieval Irish society and ravages Viking wars account for destruction most manuscripts. This may not be quite so. Ireland unlikely to have been more violent than many other European countries preserve very large numbers The argument made here loss much Ireland’s manuscript heritage was a consequence English conquest colonialism in early-modern period, greatly exacerbated by religious conflict.
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