Athletics and manly sport . in b. c. 123, atthe battle of Ath Comair, we find the lia lamlialaich, or champions hand-stone. (See next page.) 178 ETHICS OF BOXING AND MANLY SPORT. It is remarkable, savsProfessor OCurrv, thatin none of the more an-cient historical or romantictracts of Ireland is thereany allusion whatever tobows and arrows ; and whatis more remarkal)le and im-portant, there is no modelfound for them amons; theother stone and metal weap-ons which have come downfrom the ancient times,either in Erinn or any ofthe neio^hborino barbed instrument inordinary stone or bronz
Athletics and manly sport . in b. c. 123, atthe battle of Ath Comair, we find the lia lamlialaich, or champions hand-stone. (See next page.) 178 ETHICS OF BOXING AND MANLY SPORT. It is remarkable, savsProfessor OCurrv, thatin none of the more an-cient historical or romantictracts of Ireland is thereany allusion whatever tobows and arrows ; and whatis more remarkal)le and im-portant, there is no modelfound for them amons; theother stone and metal weap-ons which have come downfrom the ancient times,either in Erinn or any ofthe neio^hborino barbed instrument inordinary stone or bronzehas yet been discovered;nor has there been everfound in Erinn, as far aswe know, a flint arrow-head in company with anyone or more bronze spears,or CHAMPIONS HAND-sToxE. darts, or sword, spear, javelin, and shield continuedin use in Ireland for at least two thousand were the only weapons of offence and de-fence in St. Patricks time (a. d. 432), and theywere the arms of the Irish in the Danish Invasion. No. 4. LIA LAMHA LAICH, ANCIENT WEAPONS USED IN IRELAND. 179 (about the year 820), when the firstnotice is made of the use of battle-axesand bows and arrows in IreUmd. Chaucer bears witness that the Irish No. 5 No. 6. No. 7. TTATHA DE DAXANN SWORDS.—Described as hard and sharp. allies of Bruce, on the fiekl of Bannockburn(a. D. 1314), knew the use of bow and arrow,for, in apology for the English defeat, he writes : To the Scots we would not yield,But Irish bowmen swept the field. 180 ETHICS OF BOXING AND MANLY SPORT. A veiy interesting Irish ^\eapon, specimens ofwhich are found in areat abundance all over thecountry, in stone and bronze, is commonly calleda celt, or palstave. This weapon was obvi-ously a battle-axe, — though it is not easy to find
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