The General history of Ireland. Containing I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that Kingdom ... II. The Original of the Gadelians ... III. A succinct Account of the Reigns off all the Kings of Ireland ... IV. Of the frequent Assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their Enemies the Romans and Britons ... V. A genuine Description of the Courage and Liberality of the Ancient Irish, their severe Laws ... and the Punishments ... with an Account of the Laws and Customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. VI. A Relation of the long and bloody Wars of the Irish against the Danes, whose Yoke they at last threw off, and restored Liberty to their Country, which they preserved till the Arrival of Henry II. King of England. / Collected by the Learned Jeoffry Keating, D.D. Faithfully Translated from the Original Irish Language, with many curious Amendments taken from the Psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentick Records. By Dermo'd O' Connor, Antiquary of the Kingdom of Ireland.
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| Language: | English Irish |
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Dublin :
Printed by James Carson, in Coghill's-Court, Dame's-Street, opposite the Castle-Market, and Sold by the Booksellers,
1723.
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| Collection: | Stearne |
| Item Description: | ESTC 6389543 http://estc.bl.uk/F/E5R8YR4XL5DN6IM7SV5T4E2YVPHSFDCY2YCK485MH2Y3J4LQMF-07369?func=full-set-set&set_number=053323&set_entry=000006&format=999 Frontispiece of Brian Boru. List of subscribers and their coats of arms. In two parts, the second having separate pagination and signatures. Includes the genealogy of the posterity of Heber Fionn and the genealogy of the posterity of Ir. 20: 2 leaves unsigned, (A)2, a-e2, 5 leaves unsigned, A-Z2, Aa-Rr2, A-Z2, Aa-Gg2, Hh1, (a)-(c)2. Pages 14 and 15 signatures Dv and D2r are misnumbered 13 and 14; page 120 signature Gg2v misnumbered 102; pages 38 and 39 signatures Kv and K2r misnumbered 34 and 35; pages 82 and 83 signatures Xv and X2r misnumbered 81 and 82; pages 94 and 95 Aav and Aa2r misnumbered 93 and 94; and pages 118 and 119 Ggv and Gg2r misnumbered 117 and 118. Two readership marks in first book on page 39 K2r. |
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| Physical Description: | iv, xix, [10 unnumbered], 159, 122, 12 pages : Illustrations, coats of arms, portrait ; 31 cm |
| Provenance Note: | Dedication by Dermo'd O'Connor to William O'Bryan, Earl and Baron of Inchiquin and Baron of Burren. |
| Binding Note: | Half bound in leather with marbled paper. New endleaves. |
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