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A Popular History of Ireland: from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics, Book 04

by Thomas D’Arcy McGee (1825-1868)

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 4 begins with the first Norman invasion of the island and continues to the end of the 13th century. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

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Total running time: 3:03:14

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• 01 - Dermid Mcmurrogh’s Negotiations and Success - The First Expedition of the Normans into Ireland - 00:17:05
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  [mp3@128kbps - 16.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 10 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 02 - The Arms, Armour and Tactics of the Normans and Irish - 00:14:30
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  [mp3@128kbps - 13.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 7.9 MB]
  Read by: Robin Cotter
• 03 - The First Campaign of Earl Richard - Siege of Dublin - Death of King Dermid Mcmurrogh - 00:15:31
  [mp3@64kbps - 7.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 14.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 7.8 MB]
  Read by: Tony Ashworth
• 04 - Second Campaign of Earl Richard - Henry II in Ireland - 00:16:22
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  [mp3@128kbps - 15.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.5 MB]
  Read by: Tony Ashworth
• 05 - From the Return of Henry II to England Till the Death of Earl Richard and His Principal Companions - 00:15:32
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  [mp3@128kbps - 14.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.2 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 06 - The Last Years of the Ard-Righ, Roderick O’Conor - 00:17:23
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  [mp3@128kbps - 16.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.9 MB]
  Read by: Tony Ashworth
• 07 - Assassination of Hugh de Lacy - 00:13:48
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 13.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 7.3 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 08 - Events of the Thirteenth Century - The Normans in Connaught - 00:12:36
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  [mp3@128kbps - 12.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.7 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 09 - Events of the Thirteenth Century - The Normans in Munster and Leinster - 00:16:21
  [mp3@64kbps - 7.8MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 15.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.6 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 10 - Events of the Thirteenth Century - The Normans in Meath and Ulster - 00:15:43
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  [mp3@128kbps - 15.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.3 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 11 - Retrospect of the Norman Period in Ireland - A Glance at the Military Tactics of the Times - No Conquest of the Country in the Thirteenth Century - 00:18:38
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  [ogg vorbis - 10 MB]
  Read by: Robin Cotter
• 12 - State of Society and Learning in Ireland during the Norman Period - 00:09:45
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  [mp3@128kbps - 9.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.0 MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton

Cataloged on September 15, 2008