A Popular History of Ireland, Book 01


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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)

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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

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great summary of early Ireland


(5 stars)

The male narrator sounded like Holly from red dwarf