<span> "Rip Van Winkle slept through the American Revolution. King wanted to stir his audience to not sleep through the revolution he was leading."
source: </span>http://gicoaches.com/rip-van-winkle%E2%80%99s-leadership-lesson-from-martin-luther-king/
Irish monasteries became famous for their learning and many students came to study in them from other parts of Europe. Irish monks also spread Christianity across Europe.