The Complte History of Ireland,: From the Earliest Times: Being Compiled from a Connected Continuation by Approved Standard Writers. Embellished with Magnificent Steel Engravings, from Designs Taken Expressly by W. H. Bartlett, EsqR. Martin & Company, 1845 - Ireland |
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Page 118
... head of his adversary Feargus , in revenge for the death of his nephew Cian , slain by him in the battle of Samhna , some time before . At the head of a very powerful army ( composed , it is said , of fifty thousand men , under thirty ...
... head of his adversary Feargus , in revenge for the death of his nephew Cian , slain by him in the battle of Samhna , some time before . At the head of a very powerful army ( composed , it is said , of fifty thousand men , under thirty ...
Page 119
... head being cut off , ( said he , ) denotes my death at the battle to - morrow ; for the head of every woman is her husband . The tree that arose from your neck imports that you will bear a son for me after my death , who will arrive at ...
... head being cut off , ( said he , ) denotes my death at the battle to - morrow ; for the head of every woman is her husband . The tree that arose from your neck imports that you will bear a son for me after my death , who will arrive at ...
Page 295
... head of ten knights and two hundred archers . By letters , dated || May 11 , 1169 , they advised Mac Murchad of their safe arrival , and waited his orders as to their proceedings . He immediately sent his natural son Donald , at the head ...
... head of ten knights and two hundred archers . By letters , dated || May 11 , 1169 , they advised Mac Murchad of their safe arrival , and waited his orders as to their proceedings . He immediately sent his natural son Donald , at the head ...
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