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In this little book the original Gaelic forms, and the meanings, of the names of five or six thousand different places are explained. The pronunciation of all the principal Irish words is given as they occur.

This book contains forty-nine Short Readings, including "Customs and Modes of Life"; an Account of Religion and Learning; Sketches of the Lives of Saints Brigit and Columkille; several of the Old Irish Romantic Tales, including the "Sons of Usna," the "Children of Lir," and the "Voyage of Maeldune"; the history of "Cahal-More of the Wine-red Hand," and of Sir John de Courcy; an account of Ancient Irish Physicians, and of Irish Music, &c., &c.