Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

The first inhabitants of Ireland, according to a legend quoted by Keating from the Saltair   of  Caiseal,   were   " three   virgin daughters of the wicked Cain."    " Some others  say  it  was  three   fishermen  un¬willingly driven by a storm from Spain," Keating adds; "and as the island pleased them   they   returned   for   their   wives." Having [...]

The initial cost would be small, and might be more than covered by Crown rents, to be exacted afterwards from the settlers. If the colony is a success, it would introduce an element favourable to English Rule and law, and accustomed to English ways and speech, whose influence time, it was hoped, permeate and ” [...]