The Story of Ireland: A Narrative of Irish History from the Earliest Ages to the Insurrection of 1867, Written for the Youth of Ireland |
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... stories of the contest between the resources of magic and the power of valor . When the Milesians could not dis- cover land where they thought to sight it , they simply agreed that the Tuatha de Danaans had by their ... STORY OF IRELAND .
... stories of the contest between the resources of magic and the power of valor . When the Milesians could not dis- cover land where they thought to sight it , they simply agreed that the Tuatha de Danaans had by their ... STORY OF IRELAND .
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... up sea and sky . Nor frown was seen through sky or sea , Nor tear o'er leat or sod , When first on their Isle of Destiny Our great forefathers trod . " south of Tralee , * the Milesians were victorious . THE STORY OF IRELAND . 15.
... up sea and sky . Nor frown was seen through sky or sea , Nor tear o'er leat or sod , When first on their Isle of Destiny Our great forefathers trod . " south of Tralee , * the Milesians were victorious . THE STORY OF IRELAND . 15.
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... adopted or copied , with improvements and adap- tations , by the most civilized governments of the present day ; and the island advanced in renown for valor , for THE STORY OF IRELAND . 19 How Ireland fared under the Milesian dynasty.
... adopted or copied , with improvements and adap- tations , by the most civilized governments of the present day ; and the island advanced in renown for valor , for THE STORY OF IRELAND . 19 How Ireland fared under the Milesian dynasty.
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... great * The Amphictyonic Council did not by any means partake to a like extent of the nature and character of a parliament . national legislative assembly was instituted by an Irish mon- arch 20 THE STORY OF IRELAND .
... great * The Amphictyonic Council did not by any means partake to a like extent of the nature and character of a parliament . national legislative assembly was instituted by an Irish mon- arch 20 THE STORY OF IRELAND .
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... stories of Fin and the Fiana Erion , which stories are compounds of undoubted facts and manifest fictions , the prowess of the heroes being in the course of time magnified into the supernatural , and the figures and ... STORY OF IRELAND . 25.
... stories of Fin and the Fiana Erion , which stories are compounds of undoubted facts and manifest fictions , the prowess of the heroes being in the course of time magnified into the supernatural , and the figures and ... STORY OF IRELAND . 25.
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amongst ancient Anglo-Irish Anglo-Norman Ard-Ri arms army bards battle blood brave Brehon Laws Brian brother camp castle Catholic cavalry chief chieftain Christian chronicles Church clan Columba command Connacht Conor Danes Danish death Deirdri Desmond Diarmid Dublin Dungannon earl earl of Desmond enemy England English king Erinn event faith Fiachy fight force fought Geraldine glorious hand head heart Henry hills historian Holy honor Hugh Hugh O'Neill hundred Ireland Irish army Irish history Irish nation Irish princes island land Leinster Limerick M'Gee M'Murrogh Malachy marched Milesian military monarch Morrogh Mullaghmast Munster murder Naeisi never night noble Norman O'Donnell o'er O'Neill O'Sullivan Offaly once pagan parliament Patrick patriotism Pope reign Roderick royal ruin saint says sent side soldiers soon sovereign story Strongbow struggle sword T. D. Sullivan Tara thousand throne tion treaty troops Tuatha de Danaans Tyrconnell Ulster valor victory Williamite wounded young
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