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Title: The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Beach, Frederick Converse, 1848-1918 Rines, George Edwin, 1860-
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: Robarts – University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto
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eminent scholars, were by law rankednext to royalty. Another proof of the exist-ence of an ancient civilization, marvelous for itstime, was the institution of Feis Tara or theTriennial Parliament of Tara. The monarch,Ollav Feola, who reigned as Ard-Ri, or mon-arch, of Erinn, about 1,000 years before Christ,established this parliament. The subordinateroyal princes or chieftains, constituted onebranch; the Ollavs or law-givers, and bards,judges, scholars, and historians, another branch:and the third consisted of the military com-manders. Under the Ard-Ri, or monarch, werethe kings of the provinces, and under eachking were the clans who were governed locallyby a chief, each clan selecting its own. Warswere frequent, as fighting and bloodshed werecommon pastimes throughout the then knownworld. The battle was the final court of appeal,and in most instances the first court of trial.A cause of dissension in Ireland, as in GreatBritain and other countries, was the antagonism [REl \ \ ! >.
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I. Blarney Castle. 2. Innisfallen, Lake Killarney. IRELAND existing among people *>i different races. I lieMilesians, the [uatha de Danaan . and the Fir-bolgs (q.v.) were distinct races centuries afterthe Milesians landed in Ireland. The differencesamong themselves seem not to have seriouslyaffected their union when attacked b> a commonfoe; as at the birth of Christ, when Rome wasmistress of nearly .ill of Europe, she had nevergained possession of Ireland, 1 lie introductionof Christianity into Ireland was not attendedwith bloodshed as in many other countries;indeed, afterward the nation seems to haveenjoyed a season of repose from strife, althoughsouthern Europe was being overrun withthe Germanic hordes. This repose favored thegrowth and expansion of Christianity and theprogress of learning. The schools and monas-teries founded by Saint Patrick and his bishopsin the 5th century became the centres fromwhich went forth many scholars; and even asearly as the 6th century, Ireland b
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