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 88
... honour , seized on the palace of Tara. CHAPTER I. Antiquity of chivalry in Europe - Utility of Irish history in such inquiry - Five equestrian orders in Ireland - Knights , a particular order in the state - Their education and elevated ...
... honour , seized on the palace of Tara. CHAPTER I. Antiquity of chivalry in Europe - Utility of Irish history in such inquiry - Five equestrian orders in Ireland - Knights , a particular order in the state - Their education and elevated ...
Page 91
... honour from his father when seven years old . * In Germany , about the ninth and tenth centuries , ( and most prob- ably earlier , ) we see orders of knighthood conferred by the emperors of Germany ; and such as had not received this honour ...
... honour from his father when seven years old . * In Germany , about the ninth and tenth centuries , ( and most prob- ably earlier , ) we see orders of knighthood conferred by the emperors of Germany ; and such as had not received this honour ...
Page 184
... honour of St. Bridget ; except it may be supposed , that St. Fiech was appointed to that honour by St. Patrick himself ; and that it was only transferred from Sleibhte , in reverence to Bridget , which I think was not the case ; because ...
... honour of St. Bridget ; except it may be supposed , that St. Fiech was appointed to that honour by St. Patrick himself ; and that it was only transferred from Sleibhte , in reverence to Bridget , which I think was not the case ; because ...
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