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The Irish Language

Above: Irish Book Dialects of Celtic.-There are two main branches of the Ancient Celtic Language: The Goidelic, or Gaelic, or Irish; and the British; corresponding with the two main divisions of the Celtic people of the British Islands. Each of these has branched into three dialects. Those of Gaelic arc: The Irish proper; the Gaelic [...]

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Ecclesiastical Writings

Above: Ecclesiastical Writings Copies of the Gospels or of other portions of Scripture that were either written or owned by eminent saints of the early Irish Church were treasured with great veneration by succeeding generations and it became a common practice to enclose them, for better preservation, in ornamental boxes or shrines which, are generally [...]

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