Cogadh Gaedhel Re GallaibhThe first part of the work contains an account of the arrival of the Norsemen in Ireland, especially in the Munster district. The second part of the work is devoted to the history of the Dal Cais, or Munster chieftains, particularly of the hero Brian Boroimhe (Boru), King of Ireland, and his death in the Battle of Clontarf. The appendices contain a translation of the Book of Leinster, the chronology and genealogy of the kings of Munster and of Ireland during the Scandinavian invasions, a description of the battle of Clontarf, and genealogy of the Scandinavian chieftains named as leaders of the invasions of Ireland.--Cf. introd. |
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The War of The Gaels against The Galls
The story of Brian Boru's campaign against the Danes and the competing interests of the clans. In old Irish and with English notes and translations. A rollockin good read !
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Page 352 - Price 31*. 6d. ANCIENT LAWS AND INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND ; comprising Laws enacted under the Anglo-Saxon Kings, from JEthelbirht to Cnut, with an English Translation of the Saxon ; the Laws called Edward the Confessor's ; the Laws of William the Conqueror, and those ascribed to Henry the First ; also, Monumenta...
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| Title | Cogadh Gaedhel Re Gallaibh Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland duringthe Middle Ages Issue 48 of Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores Volume 48 of Rerum britannicarum medii aevi scriptores, or Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages [Great Britain. Public Record Office. Rerum britannicarum mediiævi scriptores; or, Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the middle ages, no. 48] |
| Editor | James Henthorn Todd |
| Translated by | James Henthorn Todd |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 15 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 348 pages |
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