Historical Sketches of the Native Irish and Their Descendants: Illustrative of Their Past and Present State with Regard to Literature, Education, and Oral InstructionOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 358 pages |
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... tion has been more forcibly brought home ; and yet , frequently as the state of Ireland has engaged atten- tion , nay engrossed the public mind , such a view of the country as the facts about to be related must sug- gest , has never , I ...
... tion has been more forcibly brought home ; and yet , frequently as the state of Ireland has engaged atten- tion , nay engrossed the public mind , such a view of the country as the facts about to be related must sug- gest , has never , I ...
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... absence of means- -or the real amount of the native popula- Each of these , however , in turn became with some the subject of friendly discussion . Meanwhile tion . the past history of the people as to literature , PREFACE . 9.
... absence of means- -or the real amount of the native popula- Each of these , however , in turn became with some the subject of friendly discussion . Meanwhile tion . the past history of the people as to literature , PREFACE . 9.
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... tion , and oral instruction , that is , such as their lan- guage had all along positively demanded , was full of painful interest , and if brought down to our own times , promised to furnish one of the most extraordi- nary contrasts to ...
... tion , and oral instruction , that is , such as their lan- guage had all along positively demanded , was full of painful interest , and if brought down to our own times , promised to furnish one of the most extraordi- nary contrasts to ...
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... to the effectual instruc- tion of the people , but its neglect is injurious , as well to the pro- gress of the English language as to that of general information , ... 167 SECTION V. Page THE IRISH LANGUAGE - With proofs of.
... to the effectual instruc- tion of the people , but its neglect is injurious , as well to the pro- gress of the English language as to that of general information , ... 167 SECTION V. Page THE IRISH LANGUAGE - With proofs of.
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... in Ireland , where at least three millions converse in Irish daily , to say nothing at pre- sent respecting oral instruction , the business of educa- tion in the vernacular tongue is only just begun ! 14 INTRODUCTION .
... in Ireland , where at least three millions converse in Irish daily , to say nothing at pre- sent respecting oral instruction , the business of educa- tion in the vernacular tongue is only just begun ! 14 INTRODUCTION .
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