Questions About How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

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Chelsea According to Cahill, because Irish Christians had a religious and literary tradition separate from Roman Christianity. So when the Roman Empire fell, …moreAccording to Cahill, because Irish Christians had a religious and literary tradition separate from Roman Christianity. So when the Roman Empire fell, they had their own copies of books and literature that survived. (less)

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What does Cahill mean by the question, how real is history?

Simon Burgess It depends on who writes it and why.

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