The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization

The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization

Patrick Weston Joyce, irish historian, writer and music collector (1827-1914)


This ebook presents «The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization», from Patrick Weston Joyce. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- How The Ancient Irish People Were Governed By Their Kings And Chiefs

- How The Warlike Old Irish Conquered Foreign Lands

- How Kings, Chiefs, And People Were Subject To The Brehon Laws

- How The Ancient Irish Lived As Pagans

- How The Irish People Lived As Christians

- How Ireland Became The Most Learned Country In Europe

- How Irish Missionaries And Scholars Spread Religion And Learning

- How The Ancient Irish Wrote Down All Their Literature

- How The Irish Scholars Compiled Their Annals

- How The Irish Derived Amusement

- How The Ancient Irish Excelled In Music

- How The Ancient Irish Excelled In Art

- How The Ancient Irish Physicians Were Skilled In Medicine

- How They Built And Arranged Their Houses

- How They Ate, Drank, Feasted, And Entertained

- How The People Dressed

- How They Fenced In And Tilled Their Land

- How Irish Handicraftsmen Excelled In Their Work

- How They Prepared And Made Up Clothing Materials

- How The Irish Travelled On Land And Water

- How The People Held Great Conventions And Fairs

- How The Character Of The Old Irish People Showed Itself In Various Circumstances And On Various Occasions

- Footnotes