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GUIDE THROUGH THE WORK. (pp.xv-xvii.) |
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| LECTURE I. |
Introduction — Ancient Nations — Egyptians — Phoenicians, &c |
[1] |
| LECTURE II |
Phoenician Mythology — Etruscans — Their Discovery of Ireland — First Settlers of Ireland, &c. |
[34] |
| LECTURE III |
Government — Legislative Assemblies — Laws — Literature — Religion and Customs of the Ancient Irish from 1260 to 860 B. C. |
[51] |
| LECTURE IV |
The Irish Language — Historians of Ireland — Ancient Architecture - Round Towers, &c
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[77] |
| LECTURE V. |
The Irish Bards — Their Poetry, &c. |
[151] |
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LECTURE VI. The Music of Ireland |
[180] |
| LECTURE VII |
The Historic Narrative resumed — 860 B. C. to the first Year of the Christian Era — Names and Deeds of twenty Kings — Military Code — Laws of Chivalry — Division of Ireland into Provinces and Counties. |
[248] |
LECTURE VIII. |
From the Birth of Christ to A. D. 141. Names and Deeds of forty-three Kings — Moran — Roman Invasions — Roman Customs contrasted with those of the Irish |
[271] |
| LECTURE IX. |
From A. D. 141 to 279. Laws — Caledonian Colony — Leinster Militia — Reign of Cormac |
[298] |
| LECTURE X. |
From A. D. 279 to 500. The Constitution of the Irish Militia — Origin of several Irish Families — Defeat of the Romans in Caledonia — Literature, Religion, and Customs of tho ancient Irish contrasted with those of Rome, &c. — The Mission of St. Patrick |
[325] |
| LECTURE XI. |
From A. D. 500 to 800. Origin of the Saxons — The English Heptarchy — Spirit of the Christian Ages — The Monks — Numerous Irish Missionaries — Their Labors in Europe |
[364] |
| LECTURE XII. |
From A. D. 800 to 1066. Names of fifty-nine Kings of Ireland — State of Europe — Charlemagne — Mahomet — The Venetians — The Danes — Invasions and Battles in Ireland — Brien Boroimhe — Battle of Clontarf. |
[409] |
| LECTURE XIII. |
Religion, Literature, and Architecture of Ireland in the tenth and eleventh Centuries, with Engravings illustrative of the latter Subject |
[448] |
| LECTURE XIV. |
FROM A. D. 1016 TO 1509. Names of nineteen Irish Kings — Norman Conquest — First English Invasion — Magna Charta — Bruce — The Laws and Battles of the Pale. |
[545] |
| LECTURE XV. |
From A. D. 1509 to 1603. The Reign of Henry the Eighth — Queen Mary — The Reformation — Seizure of Church Property, &c |
[601] |
| LECTURE XVI. |
From A. D. 1560 to 1603. Mary Queen of Scots — Queen Elizabeth — The Fifteen Years’ War — The Deeds of Hugh O’Neill |
[635] |
| LECTURE XVII. |
From A. D. 1603-1691. The Reign of .James the First — Charles the First — “Irish Rebellion” — Cromwell’s Invasion — Charles the Second — James the Second — William the Third — Treaty of Limerick — Irish Exiles — Sarsfield |
[714] |
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[End Vol. I] |
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| LECTURE XVIII. |
From A. D. 1691 to 1782. Breach of the Treaty of Limerick — Confiscations — Suppression of Trade and Manufactures — Penal Laws — Reign of Queen Anne — George the First, Second, and Third — Irish Volunteers — Independence |
[804] |
| LECTURE XIX. |
From A. D. 1782 to 1798. The Dissolution of the Irish Volunteers — The Rise and Progress of the United Irishmen — Wolfe Tone’s Exertions — Battles of ’98 — Trials and Executions of tliat Period — Fall of Ireland |
[858] |
| LECTURE XX. |
From A. D. 1798 to 1800. The United Leaders — The “Union” and the Mode of carrying it |
[990] |
| LECTURE XXI. |
Life of Robert Emmet — Russell — Letters of T. A. Emmet and Macnevin — Insurrection — R. Emmet’s last Speech and Death Miss Curran. |
[1068] |
| LECTURE XXII. |
Biographical Sketches of the eminent Men of Ireland, that flourished from the Beginning of the Eighteenth to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century. |
[1097] |
| LECTURE XXIII. |
O’CONNELL AND HIS TIMES. — FROM A. D. 1800 TO 1820. His Ancestry — Youth — Professional Career — Duels and Agitation |
[1199] |
| LECTURE XXIV. |
O’CONNELL AND HIS TIMES. — FROM A. D. 1820 TO 1830. The Rise, Progress, and Triumph of the Catholic Association — Biographical Sketches of the Catholic Leaders |
[1295] |
| LECTURE XXV. |
O’CONNELL AND HIS TIMES. — FROM A. D. 1830 TO 1845.The Reform Agitation — The Repeal Agitation — The “Experiment” — Resources and Manufactures of Ireland — Revival of the Repeal Agitation — Monster Meetings — State Trials — Imprisonment and Triumph |
[1343] |
| LECTURE XXVI. |
O’Connell and his Family — Father Mathew — The Archbishop of Tuam — Bishop Higgins — William Smith O’Brien, with the leading Repealers, and distinguished Men of Intellect [1554] |
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| NOTES,
supplemental, on the Round Towers, the Volunteers, and the Laws and Law-Makers of England 1633 |
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| GENERAL INDEX |
[1041] |
MUSICAL INDEX |
[1652] |
| Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/historyofireland01moon/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater. |
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