Irish Monks
In my CD, Patrick: The Greatest Missionary Since Paul, I make mention of the Irish monks who followed in the footsteps of Patrick and helped to spread Christianity throughout the British Isles and in continental Europe. When I was in Ireland in 1996, I visited the stone huts or cells in which many of the Irish monks lived. These huts, which resemble beehives, were made entirely from stones without any mortar. Yet, many of them have stood for 1400 or more years. Their lives of self-denial prepared these monks to undergo the rigors of missionary life in that age.
