OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF IRELAND FOR FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS |
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... subject . The Irish , before intermixture with the Saxon , were governed by a chief , or little king , called Canfinny . His office was not hereditary but elective , force being a frequent element in the order of succession . They had a ...
... subject . The Irish , before intermixture with the Saxon , were governed by a chief , or little king , called Canfinny . His office was not hereditary but elective , force being a frequent element in the order of succession . They had a ...
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... subjects by perfidiously seizing seventeen chieftains , of whom he put the most powerful to death , and deprived the rest of their eyes . He retained his station , however , till 1142 , when , being driven out by the king of Munster ...
... subjects by perfidiously seizing seventeen chieftains , of whom he put the most powerful to death , and deprived the rest of their eyes . He retained his station , however , till 1142 , when , being driven out by the king of Munster ...
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... subjects might pass over into Ireland as would , at their own charge , become adventurers in the enterprise . So that the first attempt to conquer the kingdom was but the risk of a few private gentle- men . 6 With his royal letter ...
... subjects might pass over into Ireland as would , at their own charge , become adventurers in the enterprise . So that the first attempt to conquer the kingdom was but the risk of a few private gentle- men . 6 With his royal letter ...
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... subjects he had gained that great inheritance . ' Yet did the king regrant to him and to his heirs all that province , reserving only the city of Dublin , and the cantreds of land next adjoining , with the maritime towns , and the ...
... subjects he had gained that great inheritance . ' Yet did the king regrant to him and to his heirs all that province , reserving only the city of Dublin , and the cantreds of land next adjoining , with the maritime towns , and the ...
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... subjects . The revenues of the crown in those days were husbanded carefully by the monarch as his household income , and could not be squandered upon ill - advised adventures without dis- tressing the very table and wardrobe of the ...
... subjects . The revenues of the crown in those days were husbanded carefully by the monarch as his household income , and could not be squandered upon ill - advised adventures without dis- tressing the very table and wardrobe of the ...
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afterwards Armagh arms army attack battle besieged bill bishop Bourkes called castle Charles chief Church Clanrickarde Clare clergy commanded Commons Connaught Cork counties court crown declared defeated Dermot Derry Drogheda Dublin duke earl of Desmond earl of Ormond earl of Ulster Elizabeth enemy England English estates fled Galway garrison Geraldines Give an account granted Grattan Henry Henry VIII hundred Ireland Ireton Irish James John Kildare killed king king's kingdom Lagenians lands Leinster Limerick Lord Broghill lord deputy Lord Edward Lord Edward Fitzgerald lord lieutenant married Meath ment Milesian Munster native O'Connell oath Ostmen Owen O'Neill Papists parliament party passed Patrick patriots Peep o'day Boys penal persons Pope possession Protestant rebellion rebels received refused reign repeal Richard Roderic O'Connor Roman Catholics royal royalists seized sent Sept siege Sir Phelim Strafford surrendered Thomond thousand tion tithe took town troops Tyrconnel Tyrone United Irishmen Waterford Wexford William
Popular passages
Page 55 - Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death, they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves...
Page 5 - ... and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat his meat before he had won it with his sword ; that he lay not all night slugging in a cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives...
Page 3 - That they were designed to answer, at least, a twofold use, namely, to serve as belfries, and as keeps, or places of strength, in which the sacred utensils, books, relics, and other valuables were deposited, and into which the ecclesiastics, to whom they belonged, could retire for security in cases of sudden predatory attack.
Page 90 - Majesty that it is not by temporary expedients, but by a free trade alone, that this nation is now to be saved from impending ruin.
Page 98 - I do further declare that neither hopes, fears, rewards or punishments, shall ever induce me directly or indirectly, to inform on, or give evidence against any member or members of this or similar societies, for any act or expression of theirs, done or made collectively or individually, in or out of this society, in pursuance of the spirit of this obligation.
Page 120 - Does not a tremendous organization extend over the whole island ? Have not all the natural bonds by which men are tied together been broken and burst asunder ? Are not all the relations of society, which exist elsewhere, gone? Has not property lost its influence ; has not rank been stripped of the respect which should belong to it ? and has not an internal government grown up which, gradually superseding the legitimate authorities, has armed itself with a complete domination? Is it nothing that the...
Page 5 - ... cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in the darkness ; that the day was...
Page 91 - That the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland only are competent to make laws, binding the subjects of this realm ; and that we will not obey, or give operation to any laws, save only those enacted by the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland, whose rights and privileges, jointly and severally, we are determined to support with our lives and fortunes.
Page 98 - In the awful presence of God, I, AB, do voluntarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Page 5 - ... to their lovers; that his music was not the harp nor lays of love, but the cries of people and clashing of armour; and finally, that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died, that dearly bought his death.