From 1800 to 1900The wonderful story of the century; its progress and achievements .. . CHARLES Sl E WART PARNELL. WILLIAM UBR1EN. r \ \ /. illl HAEL I)AV] II T. M. HEA1 V FOUR GREAT MODERN IRISH LEADERS CHAPTER XVI. Ireland the Downtrodden. TIME was when Ireland was free. But it was a barbarian island had more kings than it had counties, each petty chiefbearing the royal title, while their battles were as frequent as thoseof our Indian tribes of a past age. The island, despite the fact that it hadan active literature reaching back to the early centuries of the Christianera, was in
From 1800 to 1900The wonderful story of the century; its progress and achievements .. . CHARLES Sl E WART PARNELL. WILLIAM UBR1EN. r \ \ /. illl HAEL I)AV] II T. M. HEA1 V FOUR GREAT MODERN IRISH LEADERS CHAPTER XVI. Ireland the Downtrodden. TIME was when Ireland was free. But it was a barbarian island had more kings than it had counties, each petty chiefbearing the royal title, while their battles were as frequent as thoseof our Indian tribes of a past age. The island, despite the fact that it hadan active literature reaching back to the early centuries of the Christianera, was in a condition of endless turmoil. This state of affairs was gradu-ally put an end to after the English conquest ; but the civili- |re|and in thezation which was introduced into the island was made bitter Past Ceil-by an injustice and oppression which has filled the Irish heart tunes-with an undying hatred of the English nation and a ceaseless desire tobreak loose from its bonds. For centuries, indeed, the rule of England was largely a nominal one,the English control being confined to a few coast districts in the east. Inthe interior t
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