Preface -- 1. Civilization and the Gaedhaltacht -- 2. The seedsmen of the Gael -- 3. Columbanus and brethren at Luxeuil --4. Irish intellectual colonization of Frankish empire -- 5. The Irish apostles of Germany -- 6. The foundations of western civilization
-- 7. Irish scholars and the emperor Charlemagne -- 8. Leaders in the Carolingian revival -- 9. Irish exploration of the physical universe -- 10. Laying the foundations of modern philosophy -- 11. Johannes Scotus Eriugena -- 12. Eriugena, prince of philosophers -- 13. Eriugena's rationalization of the universe -- 14. Sedulius Scotus and the Irish literati of Liege -- 15. The world in which Sedulius moved -- 16. Irish literary colonies on the continent -- 17. The Carolingian revival in Germany -- 18. The arts and sciences at St. Gall -- 19. Irish foundations in the Rhine Valley -- 20. Irish schoolmen in Italy -- 21. Irish libraries and heathen literature -- 22. Preserving the Roman classics -- 23. Last phase of the Irish apostolate -- 24. Irish foundations in North Europe -- Appendices -- Index.
more...
