Contents 
Page 
Preface : i 
I. Introduction I 
II. Missionaries of Christianity and Cul- 
ture—Scotland and England . . 12 
III. Missionaries of Christianity and Cul- 
ture — Continental Europe, Asia, 
Africa — America? 32 
IV. Great Irish Literature . . 52 
V. Influence of Irish Literature on World 
Literature ml 
VI. Irish Music 89 
VII. The Invention of Rhyme in Poetry . 103 
VIII. Beautiful Book Making . . . . 120 
IX. Irish Jewelry . . 149 
X. The Round Tower and the High Cross 168 
Xl. St. Patrick . 2g ¢. 177 
XII. The Breadth and Depth of Irish Edu- 
cot: . 
Aron 196