History of Ireland, Vol. 1: From the Earliest Times to the Year 1547 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from History of Ireland, Vol. 1: From the Earliest Times to the Year 1547

Some people may be disposed to ask if there were real need of a new History of Ireland, seeing that there are so many already in the hands of the public. Yet it is difficult, if not impossible.

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Excerpt from History of Ireland: From the Earliest Times to the Year 1547

Some people may be disposed to ask if there were real need of a new History of Ireland, seeing that there are so many already in the hands of the public. Yet it is difficult, if not impossible, to find a really good history of our country - what might be fairly described as an all-round good history - full, accurate, well-written and impartial. If the Rev. Mr. D'Alton has not yet accomplished this task, he has certainly made a praiseworthy beginning. This is the first volume of what is intended to be a three volume work, giving a complete history of Ireland from its remotest origins down to our own time. It is an ambitious task, which cannot be accomplished without much learning, courage and perseverance. There are, perhaps, some who might think it would have been wiser for Father D'Alton to have devoted himself to writing a complete history of his native Province or his native Diocese, which he is certainly well qualified to do. We earnestly hope that he may be induced to undertake such a work hereafter, for the first volume of this general history gives evidence that he possesses many of the most essential qualities of an historical writer. His style is easy and limpid; in description, as well as in narration, he is vivid and frequently picturesque; he possesses the critical faculty in a high degree, and holds the scales of historical justice with an even hand. Moreover, he is a painstaking writer in verifying his authorities; he has the great advantage of a good knowledge of the Gaelic tongue, which enables him to consult for himself the original sources of our earlier history; and he has not failed to utilise all the State Papers and other official documents, which the nineteenth century has produced in such profusion.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.