The Concise History of IrelandThis text tells the story of Ireland from earliest times to the present, using a combination of words, maps, photographs and illustrations. |
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... known Mesolithic hunters and foragers for more than a century , partly as a result of the discovery of vast numbers of flint tools , including microliths , used for hunting and skinning of prey . by providing fodder for herbivores and ...
... known Mesolithic hunters and foragers for more than a century , partly as a result of the discovery of vast numbers of flint tools , including microliths , used for hunting and skinning of prey . by providing fodder for herbivores and ...
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... known as Uí Briúin Aí , while another wing , called Uí Briúin Seola , was pushed south - east to barren lands near Lough Corrib , and a third offshoot of them headed north - east into what are now Cavan and Leitrim , and were known as ...
... known as Uí Briúin Aí , while another wing , called Uí Briúin Seola , was pushed south - east to barren lands near Lough Corrib , and a third offshoot of them headed north - east into what are now Cavan and Leitrim , and were known as ...
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... known as Ráith na Rig ( ' The Rath of the Kings ' ) . Here , the Feis Temro ( ' The Feast of Tara ' ) was held by its kings to celebrate Tara's divine nature and to emphasise its special status in Ireland . The monument in the ...
... known as Ráith na Rig ( ' The Rath of the Kings ' ) . Here , the Feis Temro ( ' The Feast of Tara ' ) was held by its kings to celebrate Tara's divine nature and to emphasise its special status in Ireland . The monument in the ...
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Introduction | 6 |
The Christian Transformation | 35 |
An Accident Waiting to Happen | 61 |
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