CONTENTS

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[Preface]
Chap.
[I.]The Vikings in Ireland (795-1014)[1]
[II.]Intercourse between the Gaill and the Gaedhil during the Viking Period[10]
[III.]The Growth of the Seaport Towns[21]
[IV.]The Expansion of Irish Trade[29]
[V.]Shipbuilding and Seafaring[35]
[VI.]Linguistic Influences[40]
(a) Loan-words from Old Norse in Irish.
(b) Gaelic Words in Old Norse Literature.
(c) Irish Influence on Icelandic Place-nomenclature.
[VII.]The Vikings and the Celtic Church[47]
[VIII.]Literary Influence. The Sagas of Iceland and Ireland[57]
[Bibliography][77]