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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... of Mononia or Munster , St. Pat- rick accidentally pierced through the sandal - covered foot of the king with his pastoral staff , which terminated in THE STORY OF IRELAND . 47 How the lord president gathered an army of four thousand men.
... of Mononia or Munster , St. Pat- rick accidentally pierced through the sandal - covered foot of the king with his pastoral staff , which terminated in THE STORY OF IRELAND . 47 How the lord president gathered an army of four thousand men.
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... army in the reign of king Carbri the Second , who encountered and destroyed them finally on the bloody battle field of Gavra , about the year A.D. 280 . Ben Eder , now called the Hill of Howth , near Dublin , was the camp or exercise ...
... army in the reign of king Carbri the Second , who encountered and destroyed them finally on the bloody battle field of Gavra , about the year A.D. 280 . Ben Eder , now called the Hill of Howth , near Dublin , was the camp or exercise ...
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... army against the invaders , swooped down upon them from the north and drove them panic - stricken to their maritime fortressses , their track marked with slaughter . Nial seems to have been a really noble character , and the circum ...
... army against the invaders , swooped down upon them from the north and drove them panic - stricken to their maritime fortressses , their track marked with slaughter . Nial seems to have been a really noble character , and the circum ...
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... army round upon Glasnevin , crossed the Tolka at the point where the Botanical Gardens now stand , and faced his line of battle southward towards where the enemy were encamped upon the shore , Meantime , becoming aware that Maelmorra ...
... army round upon Glasnevin , crossed the Tolka at the point where the Botanical Gardens now stand , and faced his line of battle southward towards where the enemy were encamped upon the shore , Meantime , becoming aware that Maelmorra ...
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... army , facing inland , northwards or north - east , stretched along the shore of Dublin Bay ; its left flank touching and protected by the city of Dublin , its centre being about the spot where Clontarf castle now stands , and its right ...
... army , facing inland , northwards or north - east , stretched along the shore of Dublin Bay ; its left flank touching and protected by the city of Dublin , its centre being about the spot where Clontarf castle now stands , and its right ...
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A. M. Sullivan 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 Tara thousand throne tion treaty troops Tuatha de Danaans Tyrconnell Ulster valor victory Williamite wounded young
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Page 488 - Britain ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Page 65 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona.
Page 482 - De Barri's wood, the British soldiers burst, The French artillery drove them back, diminished and dispersed. The bloody Duke of Cumberland beheld with anxious eye, And ordered up his last reserve, his latest chance to try. On Fontenoy, on Fontenoy, how fast his generals ride! And mustering come his chosen troops, like clouds at eventide. Six thousand English veterans...
Page 458 - Far dearer the grave or the prison, Illumed by one patriot name, Than the trophies of all, who have risen On Liberty's ruins to fame.
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Page 482 - King Louis madly cried: To death they rush, but rude their shock — not unavenged they died. On through the camp the column trod — King Louis turns his rein: "Not yet, my liege...