An Illustrated History of Ireland

Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Frances Clare)

An Illustrated History of Ireland

1868 (2nd Edition)

Contents

To My Countrymen in America

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Celtic Literature

Antiquity of our Annals

How we should estimate Tradition

The Materials for Irish History

List of the Lost Books

The Saltair of Tara, &c.

The Saltair of Cashel

Important MSS. preserved in Trinity College

By the Royal Irish Academy

Tighernach and his Annals

Erudition and Research of our Early Writers

The Chronicum Scotorum

Duald Mac Firbis

Murdered, and his Murderer is protected by the Penal Laws

The Annals of the Four Masters

Michael O'Clery

His Devotion to his Country

Dedication of the Annals

The Book of Invasions

Proofs of our Early Colonization.

First Colonists

The Landing of Ceasair, before the Flood

Landing of Partholan, after the Flood, at Inver Scene

Arrival of Nemedh

Emigration of the Nemenians

Division of Ireland by the Firbolg Chiefs

The Tuatha De Dananns

Their Skill as Artificers

Nuada of the Silver Hand

The Warriors Sreng and Breas

The Satire of Cairbré

Termination of the Fomorian Dynasty.

The Scythians Colonists

Testimony of Josephus

Magog and his Colony

Statements of our Annals confirmed by a Jewish Writer

Nennius relates what is told by the "Most Learned of the Scoti"

Phoenician Circumnavigation of Africa

Phoenician Colonization of Spain

Iberus and Himerus

Traditions of Partholan

Early Geographical Accounts of Ireland

Early Social Accounts of Ireland.

Landing of the Milesians

Traditions of the Tuatha De Dananns in St. Patrick's time

The Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny

The Milesians go back to sea "nine waves"

They conquer ultimately

Reign of Eremon

Landing of the Picts

Bede's Account of Ireland

Fame of its Fish and Goats

Difficulties of Irish Chronology

Importance and Authenticity of Irish Pedigrees

Qualifications of an Ollamh

Milesian Genealogies

Historical Value of Pedigrees

National Feelings should be respected

Introduces Colours as a Distinction of Rank

Silver Shields and Chariots first used

Reign of Ugaine Mor

The Treachery of Cobnthach

Dispute which led to the celebrated Cattle Spoil

The Story of the Tain bo Chuailgne

The Romans feared to invade Ireland

Revolt of the Attacotti

Reign of Tuathal

Origin of the Boromean Tribute.

(Chapters VII. to XII.) »

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