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... possession of the country for thirty - seven years , according to the chronology of the Four Masters , or for eighty years , according to that of O'Flaherty , when their dominion was disputed by a formidable enemy . The new invaders ...
... possession of the country for thirty - seven years , according to the chronology of the Four Masters , or for eighty years , according to that of O'Flaherty , when their dominion was disputed by a formidable enemy . The new invaders ...
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... possession of the country , and formed alliances with the Firbolgs , the Tuatha de Dananns , and other primitive races , but more especially with the first , who aided them willingly in the subjugation of their late masters , and were ...
... possession of the country , and formed alliances with the Firbolgs , the Tuatha de Dananns , and other primitive races , but more especially with the first , who aided them willingly in the subjugation of their late masters , and were ...
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... possessed , is not acceded to the early colonies of Ireland ; but it is argued that as people spread naturally into adjoining countries visible from those whence they proceeded , so it is only reasonable to suppose that Ireland received ...
... possessed , is not acceded to the early colonies of Ireland ; but it is argued that as people spread naturally into adjoining countries visible from those whence they proceeded , so it is only reasonable to suppose that Ireland received ...
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... possessed a knowledge of alphabetic writing at least in that age . †One of the questions with reference to the pagan inhabitants of Ire- land , on which it is most difficult to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion , is the nature of ...
... possessed a knowledge of alphabetic writing at least in that age . †One of the questions with reference to the pagan inhabitants of Ire- land , on which it is most difficult to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion , is the nature of ...
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... possession of his sacred remains , but it was finally settled by his body being deposited in Down , * There can be no doubt that the hill from which the apostle gave his blessing to the territory of Thomond , or Clare , is that now ...
... possession of his sacred remains , but it was finally settled by his body being deposited in Down , * There can be no doubt that the hill from which the apostle gave his blessing to the territory of Thomond , or Clare , is that now ...
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ancient Anglo-Irish annalists annals archbishop Armagh arms army arrived battle bishop Brian brother called captain Cashel castle Catholics chief chieftains church clergy command confederates Connaught Cork Cormac council Danes death defeated Dermot Dermot Mac Murrough died Donnell Drogheda Dublin duke earl of Desmond earl of Ormond Edward enemy England English Firbolgs Four Masters France Galway garrison Henry Hist Hugh Ireland Irish Irishmen James John Kildare Kilkenny killed king king's lands latter Leinster Limerick lord deputy lord justice Lough Malachy marched Meath monarch monastery Munster murder Murrough Niall O'Brien O'Conor O'Donnell O'Neill Offaly officers Ossory parliament party Patrick plundered Pope prince prisoners proceeded Protestant received reign religion returned Richard Roderic royal says Scots sent Shane O'Neill siege slain soldiers territory Thomond Tirconnell took town troops Tuatha de Dananns Turlough Tyrone Ulster United Irishmen Waterford Wexford William Williamite