Ancient monastic cells on Skellig Michael stand as witnesses to Ireland’s contemplative heritage, echoing the vision of Celtic Christianity being revisited at the John Main Seminar 2025 in Balally Parish. Photo: Istock/ NickJKelly. A leading Irish medieval historian has challenged the popular romantic idea of a Celtic ‘golden age’ of monasticism, arguing that early Irish Christianity was far more conflicted and human than its mythology suggests. Speaking at the John Main Seminar in Balally parish, which explored ‘The Vision of Celtic Christianity for the Crisis of the 21st…
