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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... field was expected and was requisite on the part of the royal commander . Under such circumstances one can easily perceive how it came to pass , naturally and inevitably , that the battle - field became ordinarily the deathbed of the ...
... field was expected and was requisite on the part of the royal commander . Under such circumstances one can easily perceive how it came to pass , naturally and inevitably , that the battle - field became ordinarily the deathbed of the ...
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... field of Gavra , about the year A.D. 280 . Ben Eder , now called the Hill of Howth , near Dublin , was the camp or exercise ground of the Fianna Eirion when called out annually for training . The laws of pagan Ireland , which were ...
... field of Gavra , about the year A.D. 280 . Ben Eder , now called the Hill of Howth , near Dublin , was the camp or exercise ground of the Fianna Eirion when called out annually for training . The laws of pagan Ireland , which were ...
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... field - day of Christianity and Paganism on Irish soil . " " A taunt thrown out over a game of chess at Kincora is said to have hastened this memorable day . Maelmurra , prince of Leinster , playing or advising on the game , made or ...
... field - day of Christianity and Paganism on Irish soil . " " A taunt thrown out over a game of chess at Kincora is said to have hastened this memorable day . Maelmurra , prince of Leinster , playing or advising on the game , made or ...
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... field is fought and won— , Then the holy Mass be chaunted , and the funeral rites be done . " Men of Erin ! men of Erin ! grasp the battle - axe and spear ! Chase these Northern wolves before you like a herd of frightened deer ! Burst ...
... field is fought and won— , Then the holy Mass be chaunted , and the funeral rites be done . " Men of Erin ! men of Erin ! grasp the battle - axe and spear ! Chase these Northern wolves before you like a herd of frightened deer ! Burst ...
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... field of battle ! " The fame of the event went out through all nations . The chronicles of Wales , of Scotland , and of Man ; the annals of Ademar and Marianus ; † the sagas of Denmark and the Isles , all record the event . The Norse ...
... field of battle ! " The fame of the event went out through all nations . The chronicles of Wales , of Scotland , and of Man ; the annals of Ademar and Marianus ; † the sagas of Denmark and the Isles , all record the event . The Norse ...
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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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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...