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The History of Ireland, Vol. 1: Containing the Introduction and the First Book of the History (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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This introduction frames Geoffrey Keating’s History of Ireland as a landmark work that blends myth, tradition, and early archaeology into a readable narrative.
It explains how Keating relied on annals, poems, and older manuscripts to present Ireland’s distant past to a broad audience.
The pages outline Keating’s methods, the Gaelic language he used, and the hopes of early editors who preserved his writings. They compare his approach with other historians and show why his book mattered to readers across Ireland.- Why this history was written and how it uses legend and tradition alongside available records
- How the living Gaelic language shaped Keating’s narrative and its reception
- How later scholars and translators have revised or revised and expanded the work
- Where Keating fits among other chronicles and what it means for Irish history readers
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