Hiberno-Latin was a form of Latin originating in 5th C. Ireland. It gained great influence across Europe for its artistic & literary merits.

Irish scholars of the 8th & 9th centuries were the superiors of their European contemporaries when it came to Greek & Latin learning:

Spaces between words & use of punctuation started with 7th c. Irish scribes. Previously, Latin was written only in continuous sentences.

The reason for the existence of the Irish Scriptoria was to help the Irish monks read & learn #Latin:

In the Book of #Armagh at Matt 10:4, next to Judas Iscariot's name, the scribe wrote 'trógán' in the margin (Irish for 'miserable wretch').

Irish monasticism was one of the most potent forces of learning & development in European history. They united knowledge like a 'Medieval internet'.

The Irish monks sought to conquer knowledge (Prov 24:5) in pursuit of God. They sailed the Nile and gazed at the midnight sun over Iceland:

From a 9th century Irish manunoscript, the phrase 'massive hangover' (Latheirt) written in ancient Ogham noscript.

"Muse, ask our good father bishop: when do we drink again?" Irish monk Sedulius Scottus, a skilled theologian, also had a passion for beer.

The 17th century Catholic monks who did a beer fast for #Lent. Abstaining from solid food, they drank liquid-bread! http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/these-17th-century-monks-did-a-beer-fast-for

'Ruins of the Four Courts' - Kathleen Fox. During the #Easter Rising she explored the streets of her native Dublin to paint events there. #Dublin

On Sunday 30 April 1916, Kathleen Fox happened upon the arrest of Constance Markievicz at the Royal College of Surgeons, which she painted.

"Ireland free, from the centre to the Sea" - Cumann na mBan poster urging the people of Ireland to honour 1916 by wearing an #Easter Lily.

"They stand for the honour of Ireland, As their sisters in days that are gone - They, the soldiers of the Cumann na mBan!" #loyal #sisters

Cumann na mBan, formed in Dublin on 2 April 1914, with the mission to: "assist in arming a body of Irish men for the defence of #Ireland".

Young members of Cumann na mBan prepare to march to Wolfe Tone's grave for a commemoration at Bodenstown, #Kildare 1921.

"The destiny of small nations always finally depends on their #women". Cumann na mBan on the supreme role of women in upraising leaders.

Cumann na mBan were vital to the Irish war-effort: As postmistresses they intercepted Crown messages & formed an ambulance / intel corp.

One of the ways in which a 'well read' Cumann na mBan gun-runner girl secreted a handgun for transport. #EasterRising #Ireland