The general history of Ireland Containing I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that kingdom; with the lives and reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding monarchs of the milesian race. II. The original of the gadelians, their travels into Spain, and from thence into Ireland. III. Of the frequent assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their enemies the Romans and Britons, particularly their obliging the Britons to make a ditch from sea to sea between England and Scotland. IV. A genuine description of the courage and liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe laws to preserve their records and antiquities, and the punishments inflicted upon those antiquaries who presumed to vary from the truth; with an account of the laws and customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. V. A relation of the long and bloody wars of the Irish against the danes, whose yoke they at last threw off, and restored liberty to their country, which they preserved till the arrival of Henry II. King of England. Collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating, D.D. Faithfully translated from the original Irish language, by Dermo'd O Connor. With many curious amendments taken from the psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentick records. Illustrated with above one hundred and sixty coats of arms of the ancient Irish, with particular genelogies of many noble families, curiously engraven upon forty two copper-plates, by the best masters. The second edition. With an appendix, collected from the remarks of the learned Dr. Anthony Raymond of Trim. Not in the former edition
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Westminster
Printed by J. Cluer and A. Campbell, at the Printing-Office in Union-street, near New-Palace-Yard; for B. Creake, at the Bible in Jermyn-street, St. James's
1726, MDCCXXVI. [1726]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Circulated in manuscript during the late seventeenth century as 'Foras feasa ar Éirinn'. - English Short Title Catalog, T122588. - It was translated into English by Dermot O'Connor, and printed for the first time in 1723 under the title, 'A general history of Ireland'. - P.xii od Dr. Keating's preface misnumbered xi. - Pp.109-112 omitted. - Reissue of the original edition of 1723, with cancel titlepage, reset dedication and an appendix with separate titlepage, pagination and register. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The last six leaves contain genealogies. - Titlepage in red and black. - With a list of subscribers |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([10],vi,xxiv,[10],563[i.e.559],[3],12p.;[2],xv,[1]plates) ill.,port.,map,coats of arms 2° |