CELTIC

By the birth of Christ, only the northern Irish province of Ulster was not under the control of these brave and hospitable people. When Ulster threatened the whole country, the province of Connacht in the west led the defence and in later years, pushed northwards and eastwards eventually bringing the northern province under Celtic control. By the fifth century AD, the most powerful of the northern clans - the O'Neills - were the dominant authority in Ulster... The fifth century brought great political changes to Ireland, particularly to the northern province of Ulster. This transformation brought with it something that has remained solidly with Ulster people to the present day - Christianity. Most people know of the conversion of the island by St. Patrick who arrived from mainland Britain in 432 AD. Twenty years later, Patrick made Armagh his headquarters and introduced mainstream Latin Christianity to Ireland for the first time. This structure of Bishops with dioceses was modelled on..

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