Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh: For a Period of 1373 Years, Comprising a Considerable Position of the General History of Ireland ; a Refutation of the Opinions of Dr. Ledwich, Respecting the Non-existence of St. Patrick; and an Appendix, of the Learning, Antiquities, and Religion of the Irish Nation |
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Page ix
... ancient biographers , to have found a bell , which had been the property of the Irish apostle , and to have transmitted it to Armagh.t In the 5th century , St. Patrick presented some bells to the Connaught churches . + Domnald's bell ...
... ancient biographers , to have found a bell , which had been the property of the Irish apostle , and to have transmitted it to Armagh.t In the 5th century , St. Patrick presented some bells to the Connaught churches . + Domnald's bell ...
Page xvi
... ancient Irish word , skelaiv , used , on this occa sion , by Fiech , may denote either oral or written narratives . The Latin translator of the hymn probably adopted the latter meaning , in his version , " Ut refertur in historiis ...
... ancient Irish word , skelaiv , used , on this occa sion , by Fiech , may denote either oral or written narratives . The Latin translator of the hymn probably adopted the latter meaning , in his version , " Ut refertur in historiis ...
Page xxi
... ancient writers , from the eighth till the twelfth century . * In more modern times , Mosheim styles Saint Patrick " the apostle of the Irish " - " the founder of the archbishoprick of Armagh . " + Fleury , Cave , Nicholson , Tillemont ...
... ancient writers , from the eighth till the twelfth century . * In more modern times , Mosheim styles Saint Patrick " the apostle of the Irish " - " the founder of the archbishoprick of Armagh . " + Fleury , Cave , Nicholson , Tillemont ...
Page xxiii
... Ancient history is every where interspersed with tales of fabulous miracles . It is the business of the judicious critic , to separate the absurdly marvellous and the impossible , from that which is consonant to nature and to truth ; to ...
... Ancient history is every where interspersed with tales of fabulous miracles . It is the business of the judicious critic , to separate the absurdly marvellous and the impossible , from that which is consonant to nature and to truth ; to ...
Page xxvi
... ancient distich contained in the writings of that author , as well as in those of Joh . Major , it might be inferred that Christianity had been introduced into that country , at least as early as the year 203. + Be this as it may , we ...
... ancient distich contained in the writings of that author , as well as in those of Joh . Major , it might be inferred that Christianity had been introduced into that country , at least as early as the year 203. + Be this as it may , we ...
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