Excerpt from The Irish Element in Mediaeval Culture, Vol. 13 The importance of the work accomplished by the Irish monks in Central Europe during the Middle Ages has not been fully appreciated by English historians. It is not surprising, therefore, to find an almost total ignorance of the subject on the part of the general public. The enthusiastic interest expressed by the late Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly, who himself offered to write an introductory chapter to the English translation of Zimmer's work, was the principal incentive to the translator in undertaking it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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