The Antiquities of Ireland, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Antiquities of Ireland, Vol. 2 TO look for the arts of peace and civilized life among fierc roving Barbarians, is a firiking mfiance of mental imbecility.' a people, like the Irilh in remote ages, who proteéled them from the inclemency of feafons in the gloom of caves,as or be the umbrage of forefis who were clothed with the {kins of mals - who were without commerce, and whofe greatei't mech: exertion was the fabrication Of a ftone hatchet, or Prone fpear-h could they form durable firué'tures, or participate in the cor of domefiication? It is abfurd to fuppofe it. And yet the] Irilh Antiquaries, whofe quixotifm and ignorance are {0 great tering themfelves indeed under the flimfy plea of patriotifm) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.