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A History of Ireland. From the Earliest Period, to the Present Time
A History of Ireland From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Author:William Crawford Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3the fhips of the enemy. The two fleets immediately engaged. Before this, our countrymen had made no figure in naval affairs; on the prefent occafion, courage fupplied the place of (kill. T... more »he Irifh entirely routed the enemy. Their victorious fleet entered the harbour of Dundalk. Ceallachan was living and had regained his liberty, a circumftance which exceedingly heightened the tranfports felt on this happy occafion. The king returned to Munfter where he was received by his fubjects with fimilar expreflions of affection. His patriotifm, and other virtues, had commanded univerfal love and admiration. Having recruited his forces, Ceallachan determined to ufe every poflible effort to deliver his country from the power of the Danes, whofe tyranny, and infidious fnares he had fo fortunately efcaped. The defign fucceeded to his wifhes. His army was repeatedly victorious, and thefe foreigners reduced to a neceffity of evacuating the kingdom. He did not long furvive this happy event. Shortly after, he defcended quietly, with honor, to the grave. Colonel Vallancey has called in queftion the authenticity of thefe particulars concerning Cealla- ehan. But I have related them, as there is nothing in them improbable, and they are recorded by all our hiftorians. Farewell. LETTER XXVI. 'TT^HE expulfion of the Danes was no fecuriry to X. the Irifh that they mould be fafe in future from thstr depredations. Ireland, with which they were were now well acquainted, had temptations fufficient to excite them to procure a fettlement in it, even at every rifque. In the time of Congal the Second, .whom we find upon the throne at the period fuc- ceeding the death of Ceallachan, thefe foreigners again invaded Ireland. Ulfter, Leinfter, Connaught, every quarter of the kingdom, for the fpace of twenty five years,...« less