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Popular History of Ireland Book 03

by D’Arcy McGee

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 3 begins with the fortune of the family of Brian Boru and continues through the rise of the O’Conors to the political, economic, and religious condition of the island prior to the English invasion. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

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Total running time: 1:45:02

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 - The Fortunes of the Family of Brian - 00:15:00
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  [mp3@128kbps - 14.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 9.2MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 02 - The Contest between the North and South: of the Family of O’Conor - 00:15:09
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  [mp3@128kbps - 14.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.1MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 03 - Thorlogh More O’Conor–Murkertach of Aileach: Accession of Roderick O’Conor - 00:15:09
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  [mp3@128kbps - 14.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 9.4MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 04 - State of Religion and Learning among the Irish previous to the Anglo-Norman Invasion - 00:22:13
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  [mp3@128kbps - 21.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 10.8MB]
  Read by: Leon Mire
• 05 - Social Condition of the Irish Previous to the Norman Invasion - 00:22:15
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  [mp3@128kbps - 21.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 12.1MB]
  Read by: Robin Cotter
• 06 - Relations of the Irish previous to the Anglo-Norman Invasion - 00:15:16
  [mp3@64kbps - 7.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 14.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 9.5MB]
  Read by: Sibella Denton

Cataloged on May 06, 2008