A Popular History of Ireland
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 1 begins with the earliest modern settlement of Ireland and ends with the 8th century. (Summary by Sibella Denton)
Chapters
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| 00 - Publisher's Introduction | 6:59 | Read by Sibella Denton | |
| 01 - The First Inhabitants | 8:05 | Read by Sibella Denton | |
| 02 - The First Ages | 15:07 | Read by Betsie Bush | |
| 03 - Christianity Preached at Tara: The Result | 19:06 | Read by hefyd | |
| 04 - The Constitution, and how the Kings kept it | 15:46 | Read by hefyd | |
| 05 - Reign of Hugh II: The Irish Colony in Scotland obtains its Independence | 15:32 | Read by Sibella Denton | |
| 06 - Kings of the Seventh Century | 15:28 | Read by Sharon Bautista | |
| 07 - Kings of the Eighth Century | 17:02 | Read by Laura Koskinen | |
| 08 - What the Irish Schools and Saints did in the Three First Christian Centuries | 20:57 | Read by hefyd |
Reviews
great summary of early Ireland
Declan Carroll
The male narrator sounded like Holly from red dwarf