Transcriber's Notes:

Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been retained as in the original.

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A READING BOOK IN IRISH HISTORY BY P. W. JOYCE, LL.D.

One of the Commissioners for the Publication of the Ancient Laws of Ireland

Author of
"A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND" "A CHILD'S HISTORY OF IRELAND"
"IRISH NAMES OF PLACES," "OLD CELTIC ROMANCES"
"ANCIENT IRISH MUSIC"
AND OTHER WORKS RELATING TO IRELAND

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY
DUBLIN: M. H. GILL AND SON
1900