Some of the scholars quickly settled in Irish monasteries, while others wandered from one master to another in search of knowledge.

Commonly Irish monasteries were established by grants of land to an abbot or abbess, who came from a local noble family.

Students would sometimes travel from faraway lands to enter the Irish monasteries.

With their extensive libraries, Irish monasteries attracted students from all over the world.

During the early seventh century, Irish monasteries exercised a virtual monopoly on the teaching of Greek.

From the 9th century, waves of Viking raiders plundered Irish monasteries and towns.

Writing in the clear, rounded be script of the Irish monasteries, he could copy a text at roughly fifty lines an hour.

Barnewall's other mission in London was to deal with the dissolution of the Irish monasteries.

He sat on the Commission for the surrender of the Irish monasteries during 1539-1541, and himself did well out of their suppression.

Vikings started attacking Irish monasteries famous for learning in 793.