How Irish Saved Civilization Summary

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How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe The author Thomas Cahill was in 1940 in New York City and had Irish-American parents that raised him in Queens and the Bronx. He is said to be a lifelong scholar by the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. He studied ancient Greek and Latin literature as well as medieval philosophy, scripture, and theology at Fordham University where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree. Thomas Cahill also taught at Queens College, Fordham University, and Seton Hall University. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Alfred University in New York. “[T]homas Cahill is best known, in his books and lectures, for taking