The History of Ireland, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The History of Ireland, Vol. 1Befides reviving the regulations of oll AM fodla, relating to the care of hifiory and the government of the Rate, the Monarch kim bath had _the glory of building the royal palace of Eamania, of fettling' the oeconomy of his family province of Ulf'cer, and of refioring the confiitution of the whole kingdom. The palace has been already men tioned in the Introduéti-ou, and the councils held in it defcribed, and therefore I (hall fay no more of it in this place, than that it continued almo¿: {even hundred years, fuch an example. Of fplendour, greatnefs, and regular oeconomy - to ufe the writer' s own words - as did the great efi honour to the whole Milefian race. Another autho1: affures us, that the ruins-bf that celebrated edifice, vifible in his time, proclaimed the magnificence fietied of it. There was not time for this monarch to carry any more great defigns into execution, having enjoyed the crown only (even years, before death put an end to his life The %een held the reins of government then in her own hands the fame number nears, and though (be ruled with a fpirit and magnificence which made her the terror of her enemies and the delight of all her fubjeéts, yet (he was ¿ain at lafi by her fucce¿'cn, of the line of heber Who at the end of mm: years was taken ofi' in his turn by hugony the Great, in revenge for. The death of macha who had been his fetter-mother.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.