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CHRONICLES,.OF ERI;))) 
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HISTORY OF THE! GAAL'SCIOT IBER? 
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THE IRISH PEOPLE; 
Translated from the original Manuscripts in the 
Phoenician Dialect of the Seyihiau Language. 
sa By O'CONNOR. 
2 Vols... Price 27s. demy, and 35s, royal. 
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[Mr. O’Connor’s work must be regarded 
as one of the most original and extraor- 
dinary which the printing-press ever 
brought before the world, Its early 
chapters were written in the age of Mo- 
ses, and it records events coeval with 
the entire book of Genesis; while it 
illustrates and explains the real nature 
of many of the events, which a love of 
the marvellous and mis-translations have 
converted into miracles. It then conti- 
nues the history of the Gaal Sciot Iber, 
through above athousand years, by au- 
thoritative eye-witnesses of the events 
recorded; ive. through the entire period 
of Grecian and early Roman history ; 
but without any reference to those peo- 
ple who mingled not with the Gaal Seiot 
Ther. Nor is it a mere dry history, but 
it is intermingled with episodes like Ge- 
nesis, aud with poctical sentiments like 
Ossian. To the whole, Mr. O’Connor 
has prefixed full and very elaborate dis- 
sertations in proof of the authenticity of 
the woik, (of which, however, internal 
evidences sufficient proof,) and in illus- 
tyation of the history of the nations 
which preceded the Greeks and Ro- 
manus. In this task he bas acquitted 
himself with a degree of talent and ern- 
dition, equal to the grandeur of his ob- 
ject, though not unmixed with p rejudices 
of his own, 
mark, as an answer to siperficial or val- 
gar flippaacy, that these MSS. have no 
relation whatever to the fables which 
the monks have imposed on the world 
asvearly Trish history ;| but are directly 
opposed to them, as well in'substance as 
in pretensionand character.| Nor must 
the author be, confounded with his 
younger brother, General Anthir O’Cen- 
nor, whose political tergiversations have 
created so much, animadyersion, ,and 
whose relationship with Marshal Grou- 
chy will furnish a clue to historians, of 
our tines, relative to the true character 
of the “ sloriés” of the day of Waterlod. 
leis, as he states, te head of llié races ote 
who never comproniised bis prineiples, 
though his life has often Deen endanger- 
BH his inflexibility; whiclrindexibility 
will, we suspect, in:some degree inter- 
fere even with the mtefests and object 
of the present work] 
ee 
It may be worthy of re-. 
O? Gonnor’s, Chronicles of Eri. 
THE WRITINGS OF EOLUS. 
PART THE, PIRST.—CHAPTER 1. 
O WISDOM, thou, art, to be preferred 
to all things, to impart, wisdom, is 
the duty of all men. He who, possess-, 
eth wisdom, and neglecteth to instruct 
others, hoardeth what should be hate 
itis a treasure that may be lavishly, be- 
stowed, without injury to the, donor ; 
yea the donor enrichcth himself. bythe 
gut. eaciiw bhio 
Wisdom is. the knowledge of. truth 
direct, without doubt, ic) vii 
Hearken, my son, to the words of our 
ereat fathers; from them: our, fathers 
heard tle lessons of w a in the words 
of truth, passed by them to, us_that, now, 
be, and from us to be deltyered, to those 
who are to come; so, dill time, ofthis 
earth shall be no more, which will not.be: 
til] Baal shall withdraw theslight of :his 
countenance, the fire,of his spirit, froma 
the children of this wonkdy 0.6 (ose 
Many are the truths still hidden,from 
map; who candeelare at what time the. 
waters were rolled from. off this.carth2— 
none. Who hath informed man :hosy,he 
was made ?—how long his dwelling was, 
in the bosom of, the vast deep?—-bowyor 
when be ceased: to. breathe, im that ele- 
ment ?—none. pS ae 
Who hath disclosed the first. dimen- 
sions of all things? Who hath noted 
the degrees of their decrease? Wohojcan 
tcll—by what means can man.now dis- 
coyer the causes of the production, of all 
things? teil thie 
It is said that Baal formed every thing 
from the earth, the water,.and, the air, 
and into man alone breathed ..the, spirit 
of fire, pure essence of himself, the effect 
whereof is reason. vad of" 
bus is it said, who knoweth.how, true 
ly? with whom, did Baal, hold. talk 2— 
at what time did he draw nigh unto the 
children of men? which one, ef the sons 
of mau did ever approach Baal? who is 
he that ever heard the sound_of the yoice 
of Baal, dhat he could distinguish. ihe 
words. of his breath? doth Baal, speak 
aloud, to wake man affear'd? who, can 
icli his, words,?—none, 
. Man jimagincth-Are, the, thoughts 
whigh he diyulgedhto his fellow, just 2) 
For mysell, I ask, and, none can tell. 
how came Baal himself? is henot com- 
posed of materials the sauce as all other 
lixing beings, his. linge dimensions, his 
might and poy er, cllects cf combinations 
unknowh;to nan? a: tliat : 
_ Manyjare, te; things, beyend the rea- 
son which man possesscth ; he may fan- 
ey what availcth faiey 2 ibsis dfmo 
avail ; 
