A reading book in Irish history : for fourth standard

P. W. (Patrick Weston) Joyce

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ESLIBRARBRANCHY THE C LIBRAPUBLNY ^3333011964075 5 BOOKA READING IRISH HISTORY FOR FOURTH STANDARD ' ' * ' " I - c I. ,, 1 n o 1 1 -^ 7jY &*$ P. -LL.D.W. JOYCE ' V ' * >II j , ;, , , ) One the Commissioners the Ancient Laws Itelandof for ofPfyltfibi(l$n$tk*a AUTHOR OF " " ""A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND A CHILD'S HISTORY OF IRELAND "IRISH NAMES "OLDOF PLACES" CELTIC ROMANCES" "ANCIENT IRISH MUSIC" AND OTHER WORKS RELATING TO IRELAND AND CO.LONGMANS, G-REEN, NEW AND BOMBAYLONDON, YORK, DUBLIN: M. H. GILL AND SON 1901 [All rights reserved] Price to National Schools, 7d. The on (heBooks Dr. are Board'sfollowing by Joyce List, at the annexed :prices s. d. A Child's of in 1 2History Ireland, Vol.,Complete constructed and(With specially Map, 161 Illustrations, Fac-siniile, inincluding full of a beautiful illuminatedcolours, cf the Irish Book of Macpaire Gosppl' A.D.Du.-nan, 1.50. 9DD. Parti., (To Plain' for schoolp. 209. b'ind'ing and 86 of theuse, Ccnfain'm? Map, f illus r?tioas, inclitdMfr illuminated paj^e.) yDo. , ! .Part 9 , II,, ' ' 'to end. same as(Page' aSog Binding , , Part I. Map, and of the , .Oontkhiilig 75 , , . black-and-whitejn'cl5idin- | UluSirat'prts,', of iilrn ma'e Icopy par.e.) for tlie "Jc6 6f ... 3English Composition >chools, Irish Names of Vol. 2 6Places, I., Do. 2 6Vol. II.

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• Ireland
• HIStory

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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II j , ;, , , ) One the Commissioners the Ancient Laws Itelandof for ofPfyltfibi(l$n$tk*a AUTHOR OF " " ""A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND A CHILD'S HISTORY OF IRELAND "IRISH NAMES "OLDOF PLACES" CELTIC ROMANCES" "ANCIENT IRISH MUSIC" AND OTHER WORKS RELATING TO IRELAND AND CO.LONGMANS, G-REEN, NEW AND BOMBAYLONDON, YORK, DUBLIN: M. H. GILL AND SON 1901 [All rights reserved] Price to National Schools, 7d. The on (heBooks Dr. are Board'sfollowing by Joyce List, at the annexed :prices s. d. A Child's of in 1 2History Ireland, Vol.,Complete constructed and(With specially Map, 161 Illustrations, Fac-siniile, inincluding full of a beautiful illuminatedcolours, cf the Irish Book of Macpaire Gosppl' A.D.Du.-nan, 1.50. 9DD. Parti., (To Plain' for schoolp. 209. b'ind'ing and 86 of theuse, Ccnfain'm? Map, f illus r?tioas, inclitdMfr illuminated paj^e.) yDo. , ! .Part 9 , II,, ' ' 'to end. same as(Page' aSog Binding , , Part I. Map, and of the , .Oontkhiilig 75 , , . black-and-whitejn'cl5idin- | UluSirat'prts,', of iilrn ma'e Icopy par.e.) for tlie "Jc6 6f ... 3English Composition >chools, Irish Names of Vol. 2 6Places, I., Do. 2 6Vol. II." />

ESLIBRARBRANCHY THE
C LIBRAPUBLNY
^33330119640755BOOKA READING
IRISH HISTORY
FOR FOURTH STANDARD
'
' * ' "
I - < I I >
c I. ,,
1 n o 1 1
-^
7jY
&*$
P. -LL.D.W. JOYCE
' V
' * >II j ,
;, , ,
)
One the Commissioners the Ancient Laws Itelandof for ofPfyltfibi(l$n$tk*a
AUTHOR OF
" " ""A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND A CHILD'S HISTORY OF IRELAND
"IRISH NAMES "OLDOF PLACES" CELTIC ROMANCES"
"ANCIENT IRISH MUSIC"
AND OTHER WORKS RELATING TO IRELAND
AND CO.LONGMANS, G-REEN,
NEW AND BOMBAYLONDON, YORK,
DUBLIN: M. H. GILL AND SON
1901
[All rights reserved]
Price to National Schools, 7d.The on (heBooks Dr. are Board'sfollowing by Joyce
List, at the annexed :prices
s. d.
A Child's of in 1 2History Ireland, Vol.,Complete
constructed and(With specially Map,
161 Illustrations, Fac-siniile, inincluding
full of a beautiful illuminatedcolours,
cf the Irish Book of Macpaire Gosppl'
A.D.Du.-nan, 1.50.
9DD. Parti.,
(To Plain' for schoolp. 209. b'ind'ing
and 86 of theuse, Ccnfain'm? Map,
f
illus r?tioas, inclitdMfr illuminated paj^e.)
yDo. , ! .Part 9
, II,,
'
'
'to end. same as(Page' aSog Binding
, , Part I. Map, and of the
, .Oontkhiilig 75
, , . black-and-whitejn'cl5idin-
| UluSirat'prts,',
of iilrn ma'e Icopy par.e.)
for tlie "Jc6 6f ... 3English Composition >chools,
Irish Names of Vol. 2 6Places, I.,
Do. 2 6Vol. II.,
Irish Local Names 6Explained,
Irish 6Grammar,
A Book in Irish for FourthReading History,
Standard, 7
School and 2Management Method,
The is also on the List:following
Handicraft for 1Handy People,
Printed PONSONRY ANDby WELDRICK, Dublin.PREFACE
As this little book is intended for thechiefly children,
is But to make matters still easier,language very simple.
all words and allusions the smallestpresenting difficulty
*are either or in 'Notes andin footnotes theexplained
at the end.Explanations"
has been taken of the under theAdvantage descriptions
several Illustrations to a deal of informationgive good
on the customs and of the ancient Irishusages people.
the book has been written for it willA-lthough children,
be I and instructivefound, hope, sufficiently interesting
for the of olderperusal persons.
The as will be contains a of Irishmixturebook, seen,
and 'Romance and most of theHistory, Biography, ; pieces
in their fcuTa f first time. A
.n^w/ ojr .theappear present
of theknowledge History ojf ig partlythe^cqimtry convene!,
in Historical 'the I^otes underspecial Sketches, partly in,
the and ofifie"Illustrations, parfL-y t&pttgh Biography
*who flourished at* variousimportant personages, periods
from St. down to the o And;Earl Juldare.Brigit jCj-j-feat
'
besides the lik^ , 'other ancienttlic/so'this, Stories,- ttf'a'jl";
teach of another innations, History kind, very important
its own way.
Ancient Irish books contain numbersManuscript great
of Historical and Romantic Tales and the
; givenspecimens
here in translation I am reader athewill, confident, give
favourable of old of this class.Irishvery impression writings
I make the of withfollowing assistance, pleasureacknowledgments
and thanks:
To the Council of for thethe Irish T am indebtedRoyal Academy
"use of the blocks of Illustrations in Wilde's ofCataloguemany
Irish Antiquities."
I owe to the Council of Irelandthe of ofRoyal AntiquariesSociety
several Illustrations from their Journal.
Colonel Wood-Martin has me the use of the blocks of severalgiven
"
of the in his Ireland."Pagan
Lord Walter FitzGerald has theme togiven permission reproduce
of the old House door in St. Patrick'sdrawing Chapter Cathedral,
Dublin, from the "Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society."
And Messrs. Macmillan & Co. me tolastly, have permitted print
"
of Lord The of Maildune."portions Tennyson's poem, VoyageCONTENTS.
PAGE
The Fena carried offi xxvin. byand
I. Early History,Legends
.the . 123
. . Horse,of 7li. The Song Inisfail,
at thexxix. Dermot O8 Dynaof the Irish,in. Religion Pagan
120Wellofand Modes Life, 14iv. Customs
Wizard-xxx. Dermot and the
. 132Champion,
: .Children of Lir. xxxi. Saint Columkille I., 139The Pate of the
: .xxxn. II., 145
of Lir turned in .V. The Children xxxin. Prince Alfred Ireland, 150
. . . .22to Swans,
on LakeDarvra,VI. TheSwans 27 The of Maildune.Voyage
croc
on, Sa 'ofvii. The Ibe, J . o r
The ofvv Voyage Maildune, 155r i .'.
",' "^'3?Moylej . '..-
The First . .Island, 157oftte Children'ofLir," 39vin. Death
* iP O O O An Mons-p ,,xxxv. Extraordinaryp *
ix. Religion and'^e^rnirfc'.^ I ..... 160ter,
Ancient
,.^ ".,.* 'Vi The Silver PillaroftheSea 160Irela,n,Bj;
hisX. TheRedBr,anch..K.nights,.p. 5 xxxvi. Maildune forgives
,
102....enemy,* *e . e e
\
XKW'ii. ofTennyson's "Voyage
of 'Sons"of ITs-na.The Fate the
. . .Maildune," 164
.to Alban, .XI. The Flight 55 xxxvin. Saint Donatus : I., . . 167
Mes-Concobar's : . .XII. guileful xxxix. II., 170
. . .60
. Danish andsage, XL. Anglo-Nor-
. 66xin. The Return to Emain, . .man Invasions, 173
. .Xiv. Trouble Looming, 72 The Watchfire of Bar-XLI.
on the Sons ofXV- The Attack nalee..... 179
. .Usna, -75 XLII. CahalO'Conorofthe Red
of the Sons of 80xvi. Death Usna, .... 181Hand,
XLIII. Cahal-More of theWine-
and . .XVII. Bright, 8;Avenging
red . . . 186hand,Wrath of .XVili. The Fergus, 8<;
XLIV. Sir de .John Courcy, 190
Irish : I. XLV. Sir de im-XIX. Ancient Physicians 87 John Courcy
Irish II. . . .XX. Physicians: 89 prisoned, 193
Fena of . . XLVI. Sir de ac-xxi. The Erin, 92 John Courcy
xxii. The Chase of Slieve a .Cullin, 98 cepts challenge, 197
dexxni. Saint : . . XLVII. Sir andBrigit I.,. 103 John Courcy
xxiv. Saint . . the French . 200Brigit: II., 107 Champion,
of Kildarexxv. . . in XLVIII. The Earls and III.,
and . .xxvi. Irish Scribes Books, . Ormond, .114 203
Ancient Irish . 208xxvn. The Gil'.a Dacker and his XLIX. Music,
Notes and.... 120 Explanations,Horse, 213