Story of Ancient Irish Civilisation
Patrick Weston Joyce
23 chapters · 4 h 6 min · English
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Miscellaneous · History
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This little book has been written and published with the main object of spreading as widely as possible among our people, young and old, a knowledge of the civilisation and general social condition of Ireland from the fifth or sixth to the twelfth century, when it was wholly governed by native rulers. The publication comes at an appropriate time, when there is an awakening of interest in the Irish language, and in Irish lore of every kind, unparalleled in our history. (Summary from the Preface)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 6 min 2 01 - How the Ancient Irish People were Governed by their Kings and Chiefs 12 min 3 02 - How the Warlike Old Irish Conquered Foreign Lands 12 min 4 03 - How Kings, Chiefs, and People Were Subject to the Brehon Laws 10 min 5 04 - How the Ancient Irish Lived As Pagans 13 min 6 05 - How the Irish People Lived As Christians 10 min 7 06 - How Ireland became the Most Learned Country in Europe 18 min 8 07 - How the Irish Missionaries and Scholars Spread Religion and Learning in Foreign Countries 14 min 9 08 - How the Ancient Irish Wrote down all their Literature, and how Books Increased and Multiplied 10 min 10 09 - How the Irish Scholars Compiled their Annals 10 min 11 10 - How the Irish Derived Amusement and Instruction from Historical and Romantic Tales 15 min 12 11 - How the Ancient Irish Excelled in Music 12 min 13 12 - How the Ancient Irish Excelled in Art 7 min 14 13 - How the Ancient Irish Physicians were Skilled in Medicine 12 min 15 14 - How the Old Irish People Built and Arranged their Houses 6 min 16 15 - How they ate, Drank, Feasted, and Entertained 14 min 17 16 - How the People Dressed 10 min 18 17 - How they Fenced in and Tilled their Land 4 min 19 18 - How Irish Handicraftsmen Excelled in their Work 11 min 20 19 - How they Prepared and Made up Clothing Materials 7 min 21 20 - How the Irish Travelled on Land and Water 7 min 22 21 - How the People Held Great Conventions and Fairs; and how they Amused Themselves 13 min 23 22 - How the Character of the Old Irish People showed itself in various Circumstances and on various Occasions 15 min
