I.--THE SCHOOL OF NOENDRUM 141 St. Mochae 141 St. Colman of Dromore 143 Mochae of Noendrum enchanted for 150 years by the song of a Blackbird 144 II.--THE SCHOOL OF LOUTH 145 St. Mochta 145 School founded 147 The Druid Hoam 147 _Book of Cuana_ 149 III.--THE SCHOOL OF EMLY 149 St. Ailbe 149 Pre-Patrician Bishops in Ireland 150 Life of St. Ailbe of Emly 151 Ailbe preached the Gospel in Connaught 152 Life of St. Declan 153 Sts. Ciaran, Ailbe, Declan, and Ibar yield subjection and supremacy to Patrick 153 Difficulties against the authenticity of the Lives of St. Ciaran, St. Declan, and St. Ailbe 155 IV.--ST. IBAR 155 Beg-Eri 156 School of Beg-Eri 157 Beg-Eri no longer an Island 158 V.--EARLY SCHOOLS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND 159 College at Cluainfois 160 School of St. Asicus of Elphin 161 CHAPTER VIII. SCHOOLS OF THE SIXTH CENTURY. THE MONASTIC SCHOOL OF ST. ENDA OF ARAN. I.--LIFE OF ST. ENDA OF ARAN 163 Monastic Character of the Early Irish Church 163 Family of St. Enda 164 His Sister, St. Fanchea 165 He goes to Candida Casa 167 Goes to Aran 169 II.--THE ISLES OF ARAN 169 Aran Mor 170 III.--PAGAN REMAINS IN THE ISLES OF ARAN 172 Dun Ængusa 173 Dun Conchobhair 175 These Islands in ancient times the stronghold of a Warrior Race 176