Irish Memories (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Irish MemoriesIn studying the history Of Brian many re¿ections occur to one. It is well known that at the period Ireland was divided into four provincial kingdoms Ulla (ulster), Mumhain (munster), Laighin (leinster), and Connacht (connaught). Over the provincial kings there was a supreme king called the Ardri, who reigned at Tara, and possessed as his special domain the territory of Meath. Unfortunately there was no national life, each provincial king thought only Of his own pro vince. He had no country beyond it. The allegiance which he paid to the Ardri was merely nominal. There was no supreme authority, no central government, provincial kings attacked each other, tribe warred against tribe, and the general good was made subservient to local interests and local passions. Brian was, SO far as I know, the first man who made the power Of the Ardri real. He was the first man who seems to have had any conception Of national government. He put the provincial kings in their place. He made his authority supreme. This is all the more remarkable when we consider how imperfectly the idea Of national government was developed at the period. There is another fact to be noted. At the time - and indeed at later times.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.