The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places: (First Series) (Classic Reprint)

Llam cimcheaLL na p Ot)h La Let us wander rotjjsD I reland :S owrote the topographer John OD iigan, five hundred years ago, when beginning his poetical description of I reland, and so I addiess my readers, to-day. The jomney will be at least a novel one; and to those who are interested in the topography of our country, in the origin of local names, or in the philosophy of language, it may be attended with some instruction and amusement. The materials for this book were collected, and the book itself was written, in the intervals of serious and absorbing duties.
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