Why The Irish May Have Really Saved Civilization

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History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2017

⏱️ 12 minutes

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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? 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. Let's discuss how Ireland gave more to the modern world than Guinness and Bono. TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher

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0:00.0	The history of the Popes of Rome and Christianity reaches into nearly every aspect of history.
0:06.4	In the history of the Papacy podcast, we step over the rope.
0:10.0	We dive into, discover more about the people events and backgrounds that define
0:15.0	the influence of the Popes of Rome and church not only on the West, but the world.
0:20.4	To start listening now, go to pathanompodcast.com or search for
0:25.6	History of the Papacy on your favorite podcast platform.
0:34.5	The History of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of the United States,
0:39.7	Canada and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch.
0:44.4	Join me, Mark Vinet, on this exciting, fascinating epic journey through time,
0:49.5	focusing on the compelling, wonderful, and tragic stories of North America's inhabitants,
0:55.0	heroes, villains, leaders, environment, and geography.
0:59.9	I invite you to come along for the ride.
1:04.5	Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast,
1:07.6	the unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,
1:11.1	Mythbust's historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories that changed our world.
1:17.7	I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:20.0	Hi, everyone. Welcome to an in-between-a-sode, or any question about history you can
1:28.2	throw at me. Today's question is this. Can you tell me how the Irish saved civilization?
1:34.7	Well, I think that question is a reference to a wonderful book by Thomas K. Hill.
1:39.6	Thomas K. Hill has written a number of books. What he likes to focus on is what he calls
1:44.7	the hinges of history, where instead of studying history in terms of warfare, victories,
1:50.3	defeats, famines, collapse, he looks at history through hinges that he sees as positive developments
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