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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 1902 at title page. Preface to this Second issue at front. 5 1/4" x 7 3/8" design. Green cloth boards retain sheen, gilt cover and sspine titles, sharp and remain bright. Cover features a circular emblem for Gaelic League with lyre, cross, crowns, and open biblio. Pages near very good with attractive toning; no writing. Several illustrative vignettes throughout. Black matte endpapers. Bind find, quare; hinges intact. Antiquarian bookplate at front pastedown: "Father Peter C Yorke Memorial Collection - Presented to St. Albert's College Library by John J. Hunt." Scarce near very good original issue. Stated in Irish or Gaelic at title page: "Cormac Ua Conaill: Sgeal bhaineas le h-Eirghe Amach agus Dith-cheannadh Iarla na Deasmhumhan." translating to English as: "Cormac O'Connell: A Story Relating to the Rebellion and Disappearance of the Earl of Desmond" (A.D. 1579-1583). This volume presents the story of Cormac O'Donnell in the original Irish by Father Patrick Stephen Dineen. This is preceeded by a dozen-page chapter synopsis in English. A mid-level Irish language instructive text for the student. To this second issue, only an addendum of two pages with corrections has been added following the text. From pages 1-90 is the story in Irish. 91-154 is a Focloir or Irish to English translation; every word but the most basic is contained within this extensive dictionary. Original written in Irish by Father Patrick Stephen Dineen; famous for his Irish-English focloir. This story is based upon Gerald Fitz Gerald, 14th Earl of Desmond (c. 1533 1583), also counted as 15th or 16th. He owned a large part of the Irish province of Munster. In 1565 he fought the private Battle of Affane against his neighbours, the Butlers. After this, he was for some time detained in the Tower of London. Though the First Desmond Rebellion took place in his absence, he led the Second Desmond Rebellion from 1579 to his death and was therefore called the Rebel Earl. He was attainted (convicted) in 1582 and went into hiding, was hunted down and delivered to the British guillotine. Publisher detail: "Baile atha Cliath: Ar n-a chur amach do Chonnradh na Gaedhilge," or in English: "Dublin: Send us out for the Gaelic League." Printed by Bealy, Bryers and Walker, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin. Page at back with available Irish language titles from Father Dineen's writings. 157 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.