Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Ireland and Her People a Library of Irish Biography, Vol. 5: Together With a Popular History of Ancient and Modern Erin to Which Is Added an Appendix of Copious Notes and Useful Tables
After thirty years of unremitting labor and devotion, the author presents to the reading public, and particularly to the descendants of that race whose achievements in every department of human activity are second to none among the great races of the world, the first complete history and biography of Ireland and her people ever attempted. Three cardinal principles have been followed: first, truth; second, absolute impartiality - racial, political and religious; third, complete ness of important facts and elimination from the text of unimportant and unnecessary detail. About the Publisher 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.
