The Story of An Irish Sept : Their Character & Struggle to Maintain Their Lands in Clare
The book The Story of An Irish Sept : Their Character & Struggle to Maintain Their Lands in Clare was written by author Macnamara, Nottidge Charles, 1832-1918 Here you can read free online of The Story of An Irish Sept : Their Character & Struggle to Maintain Their Lands in Clare book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Story of An Irish Sept : Their Character & Struggle to Maintain Their Lands in Clare a good or bad book?
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They advanced with spears to the fore, and colours flying. Magrath informs us that Maccon proclaimed : In this field we will, if it so please you, have no precedence of kindreds, but every man that wishes to be to the fore let him for the first onfall race even as I will race ; he that prefers the centre or is satisfied with the rear, according to his fancy, let him hang back and do such service as he may. Maccon further called on the chosen one hundred of his sept that had vowed to fall with h...im to come to the fore ; but these words were hardly uttered before the " whole of Clancuilein answered with one voice, and rushed to surround their chief." f And so the opposing forces reached the plain, whose face was scored with irregular seams ; the foremost ranks let fly their stones and javelins, * " Triumphs of Turlough," translated by Standish H. O'Grady, p. 96. t Ibid. , p. 98. AT THE BATTLE OF CORCOMROE 125 darts and arrows. The two sides then met hand to hand with ringing cheers, and spears well to the fore.
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