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Book Review of How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)
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A high quality paperback, very interesting. Cahill proposes that much of the thought and writings foundational to Western civilization were saved from extinction during the dark ages by the dedication of monks, primarily Irish.