A History of the Irish Nation: Social, Ecclesiastical, Biographical, Industrial and AntiquarianJ. G. Murdoch, 1876 - 956 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page v
... Learned Men in the time of Conor Mac Nessa - Builders , and Kings , and Noble Chiefs - Appendix - Extract from Mr. Dalton's Essay ; his opinions not altogether reliable . CHAPTER III . - Of the AuthENTICITY OF THE MANUSCRIPTS RELATING ...
... Learned Men in the time of Conor Mac Nessa - Builders , and Kings , and Noble Chiefs - Appendix - Extract from Mr. Dalton's Essay ; his opinions not altogether reliable . CHAPTER III . - Of the AuthENTICITY OF THE MANUSCRIPTS RELATING ...
Page vi
... Curious description of Household Furniture and other matters - The Cuckoo sings for Crede - Existence of a Line of Learned Men in Erinn from the time of the Milesians 87 139 170 CONTENTS . -A regular system of Education - List of.
... Curious description of Household Furniture and other matters - The Cuckoo sings for Crede - Existence of a Line of Learned Men in Erinn from the time of the Milesians 87 139 170 CONTENTS . -A regular system of Education - List of.
Page 7
... learned , but when learned they are forgotten , because they are not practical . * We shall give details on this painful subject in the chapter on the Protestant Reformation . We have used the word ' creed ' out of courtesy , but ...
... learned , but when learned they are forgotten , because they are not practical . * We shall give details on this painful subject in the chapter on the Protestant Reformation . We have used the word ' creed ' out of courtesy , but ...
Page 14
... learned to detect the similarity ; but so does it need the knowledge of the geologist to discern in the fossilized bones the remains of what has once been rich and vigorous life . Language has also a special importance in connexion with ...
... learned to detect the similarity ; but so does it need the knowledge of the geologist to discern in the fossilized bones the remains of what has once been rich and vigorous life . Language has also a special importance in connexion with ...
Page 15
... learned men ; and these missionaries had prepared Latin texts for the use of their disciples , to which , for the use of their own people , they had appended glosses , explanatory of the text . Celtic was beginning to hold an important ...
... learned men ; and these missionaries had prepared Latin texts for the use of their disciples , to which , for the use of their own people , they had appended glosses , explanatory of the text . Celtic was beginning to hold an important ...
Contents
299 | |
312 | |
321 | |
337 | |
356 | |
357 | |
360 | |
366 | |
96 | |
107 | |
136 | |
139 | |
144 | |
153 | |
170 | |
188 | |
198 | |
199 | |
209 | |
217 | |
227 | |
239 | |
240 | |
245 | |
265 | |
266 | |
269 | |
286 | |
298 | |
374 | |
384 | |
400 | |
401 | |
409 | |
425 | |
485 | |
513 | |
541 | |
567 | |
624 | |
627 | |
657 | |
699 | |
767 | |
795 | |
806 | |
839 | |
863 | |
891 | |
925 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Amergin ancient Irish Annals antiquity appear authority battle Bishop Book of Ballymote Book of Leinster Brehon law Brian brother called Cashel Castle Celtic Celts century chief chieftains Christ Christian Chuailgné Church colony compiled Connaught Cork Cormac Cuchulaind custom Danes daughter death descendants died Druids Dublin Earl early ecclesiastical English Eochaidh Eremon Erin Erinn father Ferdiad Fergus Finn Finn Mac Cumhaill Firbolgs Fomorians Four Masters Gaedhilic genealogies give Henry historians holy honour Irish history island Kerry King of Ireland land language Leabhar learned Lord Magh manuscript Meath Méav mentioned Milesian Milesius Mochuda monarch monastery Munster nation noble Norman O'Curry obtained Ogham Ollamh Ollamh Fodhla pagan Patrick period Phoenicians poem poet possession present preserved prince probably race Rath recorded reign Roman royal saints Saltair says Seanchus Mor slain sons Spain stone Táin Tara tribe Tuatha De Danann Ulster writers written