Irish people worshipped earth Goddesses, rising and setting Sun and Water goddesses only before the arrival of St. Patrick. St. Patrick arrived in 5th century and his Christian missionaries worked to spread Christianity among them.
Irish history had been changed after the arrival of St. Patrick.The Christian missionaries mingled with local kings and families. Conversion of Irish people to Christianity was a gradual process. It was easy to spread Christianity in Ireland since the religious system prevalent in Ireland fitted with Christianity well in many aspects. Therefore the conversion process was made without any violence. St. Patrick got more success in preaching to the kings and he converted the Celtic pagan festivals. St. Patrick and his missionary members built many small churches. Writing came with Christianity in Ireland and thus the Churches controlled the education and they became the primary means of literature in the country. Thus Christianity embedded its root well in 6th century after the death of St. Patrick.
Ireland became a centre from which Christianity spread to Britain and other European countries. There was a slave trade in Ireland which was ended by Christian missionaries. The Celtic Christians played an important role in preservation of learning even before the renaissance happened in other European Countries. The Irish monasteries engaged themselves in preserving ancient civilization through copying secular and religious literature. The Celtic Christians were mainly responsible for saving civilization and Christianity.Latin alphabets were introduced to Ireland only after the emergence of Christianity. Latin was used as a medium of education and Celtic Irish language remained in daily life.
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