CONTENTS V. KING CORMAC AND OSSIN. A. D. 254-293 VI. INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY. VII. FULFILMENT OF PATRICK'S MISSION. A. D. 432-525 VIII. THE SAINTS AND SCHOLARS. A. D. 500-795 · IX. THE RAIDS OF THE NORSEMEN. 795-1014. X. THE MISSIONS TO FOREIGN LANDS. 500-1100. XI. FROM NORSEMEN TO NORMANS. 1015-1169 XII. THE COming of the NORMANS. XIII. CONSOLIDATION OF NORMAN POWER. XIV. NORMAN RAIDS TO ENGLISH RULE. PLAN OF THE CHAMBER IN THE NEWGRANGE PYRAMID. SKELETON OF THE GREAT IRISH ELK LOOSELY TWISTED TORQUE of Gold ANCIENT IRISH BRONZE CAULDRON. logue of Antiquities 5 6 12 15 From Wilde's Cata 16 31 PLAN OF TARA, based on that in Wakeman's Handbook SPEAR-HEAD. From Wilde's Catalogue SHRINE OF ST. PATRICK'S BELL. From Stokes's Early Christian Art in Ireland BELL OF ST. PATRICK. From Stokes's Early Christian RUINS ON DEVENISH ISLAND. From a photograph 57 59 ANCIENT DANISH BOAT. From Engelhardt's Denmark in the 67 THE CHALICE OF ARDAGH. From Stokes's Early Christian CASTLE AT WATERFORD. From Hall's Ireland. DANISH WEAPONS. From Meyrick's Antient Armour SCRIBE AT WORK ON THE BOOK OF KILDARE. From Gilbert's Facsimiles of the National Manuscripts of Ireland 81 75 PAGE FROM THE BOOK OF KELLS. From Gilbert's Facsimiles 91 CROSS OF CONG. From Stokes's Early Christian Art in 93 NORMAN KNIGHT AND FOOT-SOLDIER. From Grose's Military Antiquities. DUNDRUM CASTLE. From the Royal Historical and Archa- TOWER OF LONDON. From Bayley's Tower of London RELIEF OF HENRY II'S ARMY. From Gilbert's Facsimiles 99 104 . 109 119 . 121 .. 131 ART MACMURROGH AND The Duke of Gloucester. From 133 136 ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE EARLS OF KILDARE. From 143 144 IRISH SOLDIER OF 1582. From Gilbert's Facsimiles of the 156 HUGH O'NEILL, EARL OF TYRONE. From Will's Irish CAPTURE OF BLACKWATER FORT IN 1597. From Gilbert's . 167 175 JAMES I. From Paul Van Somer's painting in the National SETTLERS' HOUSES IN THE ULSTER PLANTATION. CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE. From the Ulster Journal, 1895–96 195 LIMERICK IN CHARLES II'S TIME. From Kilkenny Trans- Cathedral at LONDONDERRY. From Colby's Londonderry 216 THE TOWN HOUSE AT LONDONDERRY. From Colby's Lon- CASTLE OF ATHLONE. From Hall's Ireland LIMERICK TO-DAY. From a photograph . DANIEL O'CONNELL. From a portrait painted for the former Catholic Association in Wright's History of Ireland . |