circumstance that even yet the whole is not completely brought down to its intended conclusion. The delay in question arose from different causes, such as the difficulty of expediting the proofs through the press, where each was to be forwarded twice for revision, by post, to a place very inconveniently situated with regard to post office arrangements; constant ministerial occupation, and other unavoidable circumstances. The extension of the work to a larger size than originally contemplated, which has made it necessary to reserve part for another supplementary volume, has been adopted with a hope of increasing its usefulness; space being thus afforded for entering more largely into some very interesting particulars less fully noticed elsewhere, without at the same time too much altering the character and scope of the present work. The value of this arrangement will it is hoped be more fully understood from inspection of the contents of the Appendix which is intended shortly to accompany the two volumes now published. With sincere acknowledgment of gratitude to Almighty God for your grace's continued health vi. and strength, and heartfelt prayer that you may long be continued in His divine mercy as a blessing to the Church and people of Ireland, and finally be received unto the portion of a faithful pastor of our Lord Christ's flock. I have the honour to be Your grace's very obedient humble servant, ROBERT KING. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. Í. Commencement of the Danish Invasions-Account of the horrible atrocities committed by Turgesius and his fol- lowers Sedulius the Commentator, Dungal, Johannes S. Erigena, and other distinguished Irishmen of the ninth century III. Continuance of the Danish Wars in the tenth century BOOK IV. THE IRISH CHURCH MADE SUBJECT TO THE POPE THE II. Further exertions for introducing into Ireland the Customs and Authority of the Church of Rome - Proceedings of Gillebert Bishop of Limerick, and Celsus Archbishop of III. Of the Life and Acts of Malachy Archbishop of Armagh- and of the State of the Irish Church in his time IV. Continuation of the Life and Acts of St. Malachy, from the time of his appointment to the archbishopric of V. Account of the Synod of Kells- Invasion of Ireland by the English proposed-Bull of Pope Adrian IV. VI. Misconduct of Dermod Mac Morogh 1 Commencement of VII. Proceedings of the Synod of Cashel ander III.-His Letters on the State of Ireland-Submis- CONTENTS OF VOL. II. vii. İ. Sketch of the various parties existing in Ireland subsequently to the Invasion-Its effects upon the state of the Ecclesias- II. Brief general Account of the State of Religion and Learning III. Proceedings of Cardinal Vivian, Papal Legate in Ireland- Acts of John Cumin, first English Archbishop of Dublin- Synod of Dublin held by him-Synod of Newtown, Trim- Scandalous conduct of members of the Hierarchy on vari- ous occasions IV. Attempts to found an Irish University-Rebellion of Edward Bruce-Complaint of the Irish to Pope John XXII.-Ex- amples of Torture of Heretics in Ireland V. Further Disorders among the Prelates-Account of Richard I. The Pope's Supremacy, how viewed by different classes in II. Progress of the Reformation in Ireland under Edward VI. III. Of the Reign of Queen Mary, and its effects upon the state V. Of Shane O'Nial and his Rebellion-Miserable state of the Church and Country-Commencement of the Geraldine VI. The Rebellion of the Geraldines of Munster VII. Character and Intrigues of Hugh O'Nial-Foundation of the University of Dublin-Spenser's "View of Ireland"-H. O'Nial's first Exploit against the English VIII. Of the further progress of H. O'Nial's Rebellion to its ter- CHURCH HISTORY OF IRELAND. BOOK III. THE DECAY OF TRUE RELIGION IN IRELAND NATIONAL CALAMITIES. CHAP. I. COMMENCEMENT OF THE DANISH INVASIONS-ACCOUNT OF THE A. D. 800. The scourge on a degene unfaithful OUR Blessed Saviour has warned us against rashly forming an uncharitable judgment of the spiritual estate of others, in consequence of the of war a temporal calamities which befal them.* But He judgment has in the same place also taught us not to rate and regard the visitations which overtake them as Church. the effect of chance; but to look on them rather as the just reward of sin, to which we ourselves are equally liable, if we be not led to repentance. Bearing in mind this consideration when we contemplate the state of the Irish Church at the commencement of the ninth century, we may * S. Luke, xiii. 1–5. |