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I think the credit for preserving written records could more fittingly be given to Church archivists on the coast of Ireland during that time period. Erin go Bragh!

Colleen

[FairWitness]

Good call; have you read the following?

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

[katnip]

I think the credit for preserving written records could more fittingly be given to Church archivists on the coast of Ireland during that time period. Erin go Bragh!

Yes, that's what I learned by reading that lovely little book "How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Thomas Cahill.