#63: Why The Irish May Have Really Saved Civilization - History Unplugged Podcast | American History, World History, World War 2, U.S. Presidents, Civil War
Summary: Thomas Cahill argues in his best-selling book How the Irish Saved Civilization that Ireland played a critical role in Europe's evolution from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Is his narrative correct?<br> <br> Without Ireland, he argues, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.<br> <br> Let's discuss how Ireland gave more to the modern world than Guinness and Bono.<br> <br> <br> TO HELP OUT THE SHOW<br> <br> Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.<br> Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher
