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| Early notices of Ireland | [1] |
| The Celtic constitution | [2] |
| The tribal system | [5] |
| The Celtic land law | [7] |
| Common origin of Celtic and Teutonic institutions | [11] |
| The ancient Irish Church | [12] |
| Gradual introduction of Roman ecclesiastical polity | [14] |
CHAPTER II.
THE SCANDINAVIAN ELEMENT.
| First inroads of the Northmen | [17] |
| Turgesius | [17] |
| Danes and Norwegians | [18] |
| Danish power in Ireland | [19] |
| Its limits | [21] |
| Revival of the Celts | [22] |
| Brian Borumha | [23] |
| Battle of Clontarf | [28] |
| Conversion of the Danes | [29] |
| Superiority of their civilisation | [30] |
| Brian’s monarchy not permanent | [31] |
| Danish Christianity in Ireland | [32] |
| Conflict between Canterbury and Armagh | [33] |
| Papal supremacy fully established | [34] |
CHAPTER III.
THE REIGN OF HENRY II.
| Ireland given to England by the Popes | [37] |
| First interference of Henry II. | [39] |
| An Anglo-Norman party in Ireland | [40] |
| Strongbow | [41] |
| Anglo-Norman invasion | [42] |
| Henry II. in Ireland | [47] |
| Difficulties of the invaders | [49] |
| Henry was unable to carry out his own policy | [52] |
| An Irish kingdom contemplated | [54] |
| Viceroyalty of John | [55] |
| No conquest of Ireland under Henry II. | [56] |
CHAPTER IV.
FROM JOHN’S VISIT IN 1210 TO THE INVASION BY THE BRUCES IN 1315.