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iea.i<Xfz Caat-Sbacy<xn ; putifeuf to cea;*;^ <xn CAeb y-o;;i, txjuy tfefein n*omC4 

 AcSijrSi mea^mo^ a; Sacyanacajb « n-t>;u. peac ! )f e;f<e<xn*;c Clement Ajuy Coju, 

 na m<Jina;c, <x t;on^c«ijn moi\-cbol<x)fte tSip^amr^l pb<x;fi;y; n<\ p;«x;nc; aju/- pba- 

 t)U<x. V C;WOnc<x too i)Onfc<y)n Cola;^ce Oc;^j:0);ic, Lixnh)ff:e<x^n ftjuy (fih<i.\.mfhuf<j 

 <x' S<xc/-<x;n, ?)e/ib;polj;-, Cu; lien, Sen^allenfj^r iijujr pulja <xn f<i.n n-3|;tiioci;n, 

 bobjo <xn y-<xn n-)otcci;l ; a^u^ bo bjto an oio;/- 05 aj t;t;<j.U jo ft-C^ijn 3 jac ^/ito, 

 30 ;<o;b; an <x jnit-poc<xl, to'ci lejjeato toa;ne e }:e;n <x;/i pojlajm, " Cbu<x;to «n fe<x;i 

 yo 50 b-efi;n to'pcijajl b?i;ft/i jrojlajme." tf^uf a toej/t naorn tCtoelm cum <xn fi; j 

 •cTljr^ieto, " ju/i ^Amr^l ;ieulc cj/t Ijonmaj/ieacc <xo/--pojl<i;me na b-C;fieAn, ccuf 50 

 f«xb<xtoa/i 'na loc^taiiajb lon/iaca a/i 3ncic-la;^ab aj teaja^^ab e<\-^n<x bo'n n-Co/iajp 

 u;le cum a 5-clu po;i;\ujbe, aj jnat-c;io;b <yn c-/-aoja;l an to;aba;l aju;^ na coin* 

 acu;^ jac ujle o;lc too pol;iu; j uabta, ma/t ]f poUu^ ay ci Ijacc ma;;icj/ieac cuj 

 pu;l a c;iO;be aft y-on be, Cftjac-m;leab Cfie;^ a bujcce a^u/* a p;onaca/- a;fi ;^on be 

 acuy b'f ullajnj jnj/iejm, bojcceact, an/iob ajuy bay p<x toeo;b a;i yon be :" tX be;;i 

 be/<na;ito naomca, " CDa^t jtuab-cujle ju/i b/iucc yajceaba naom a' b-Cf<;n a;/i peab 

 na c;<u;ne, c-^uf ^ap. ba e Columbanuy too tojj ma;n;ytoj;t Lucyorjum )f <xn b-p/<a;nc.' 

 <f toejfi Cn;i; j -cf ncjy;obfteny;y, " C]a. /ijaccanay laba;fit a;/t Cfijnb ? ci;n;c cujajn 

 na yloj jce jreallyamnac jie ceajayjato an a;nb|;;oya;c, a^ jruUajns tojb;o/\ca cojl- 



and his companions that preached the faith in North- Britain, Fursey in the Eastern parts, and 

 holy Aedan, who is highly venerated by the English to this day. Behold ! the monks Clement and 

 John founded the great University of Paris in France, and that of Padua. Irishmen founded 

 the magnificent Colleges of Oxford, Landisfarn and Malmesbury in England, of Herbipolis, 

 CuUen, Sengallensis and Fulga in Germany, and of Bobio in Italy ; and youths repaired from 

 all parts to Ireland, insomuch, that it became proverbial with respect to eminent scholars, 

 " that such a person travelled to Ireland to acquire learning." St. Adelm, writing to King 

 Alfred, says, that " The learned of Ireland were as numerous as the stars ; that they were 

 transplendant luminaries, enlightening all Europe in wisdom, to their immortal fame ; they were 

 unceasingly combating the world, the Devil and the flesh, and every evil which flowed from 

 them, as is evident from the numerous army of martyrs whose blood was shed in defence of the 

 faith, the noble Christian heroes who forsook their native country and possessions, and who 

 endured persecution, poverty, afllictions, and, finally, death itself for the love of God." St. Ber- 

 nard says, that, " Like a mountain torrent, hosts of the saints of Ireland rushed forth into all 

 the nations of the earth ;" and that " Columbanus founded the Abbey of Luxovium in France." 

 I!tnry Antisiodrensis says, " What necessity is there to speak of Ireland ? Out of it there comes 

 to us a phalanx of philosophers to enlighten the ignorant, suffering voluntary banishment.'' 

 Joceline says, that " Tltre was not in the whole island a mountain or desart, a vale or recess 



