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Excerpt from Early Christian Ireland In the following account of the Social and Church life of Christian Ireland, I have, as far as possible, let the old records tell their own story, refraining from unnecessary comment. My object is not to discuss the position and religious beliefs of the Irish Church, but to show the practical effect of its influence on the daily life of the people. There will always be questions connected with the discipline and doctrines of the Irish Church which will be answered differently according to the stand-point from which we set out to examine them. So much attention has been concentrated upon these questions, that it would sometimes seem as though the whole history of this most interesting period of the nations life were supposed to be dependant on the solution that is given to them. Meanwhile, the clear and fascinating picture of the social life of the time, given in the lives of the early saints, and the remarkable developments in the national character and conditions consequent on their teaching and system of things, have been lost sight of. From a purely historical point of view, a clear grasp of these changes and conditions is essential, and it is on these that we have fixed our attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Early Christian Architecture in Ireland You will remember that about two years ago Margaret Freeman, asking our aid for the sufferers in Servia, reminded us of a passage in the "Vision of Piers Ploughman" which, I think, workers in other fields may use. The poet tells us of a certain company journeying on a pilgrimage in search of Truth. Ignorant of the path, they ask for aid and guidance of the ploughman, whose answer is that they must wait till he has "eeried" and sown his half acre e'er he can "wende" with them "and the way teche;" and a veiled lady in the company answers - "This were a long lettyng! ... What sholde we wommen Wercke the while?" This question, asked some five hundred years ago by one who had the strength to wait, now stirs in the hearts of many of us women in the present day, and it may be well for us to think over the answer that was given. These "lovely ladies with their long fingers" were to work their "churches to honour," while also to take heed how the needy and the naked do lie, and to cast them clothes. "For so commaundeth Truthe," and so "for the Lordes love of Hevene" doth the woman help man to work "wightliche." With this humble yet lofty aim of helpfulness we women need not fear stepping outside our sphere. Many and various are the ways by which we may help, not only in the honouring of our Church, but in the giving of food and raiment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.