The History of Ireland, From the First Colonization of the Country, Down to the Period of the English Invasion, Comprehending the Topography of the ... of the Rise and Progress of Irish Literature - Softcover

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Excerpt from The History of Ireland, From the First Colonization of the Country, Down to the Period of the English Invasion, Comprehending the Topography of the Scenes of Battles, and Memorable Events, as Well as a Review of the Rise and Progress of Irish Literature

Still it must he confessed, that the ancient chronology of all countries, as well as that of Ireland, is extremely erroneous and uncertain. Wvhat is the boasted alleged origin of the Greeks from the gods, but the creation of poetical fancy, the chimerical mythology of Hesiod, Homer, and other Grecian fabulists?

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