Ireland, as a Kingdom and a Colony

Download or read book Ireland, as a Kingdom and a Colony written by Borohme Brian and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ireland, as a Kingdom and a Colony: Or a Historical, Political The enlightened English, of every sect, acknowledge, that the Irish have always been an oppressed and injured people, they value their generous efforts in the great cause of civil and religious liberty, and they wish for the establishment of a lasting friendship between the two countries, whose energies and industry should always render them emulous of each other, but who have been made almost enemies by the detestable policy of interested and corrupt statesmen. Reason, which these statesmen despise, and history that teaches them a lesson they reject, in vain point out the necessity of a more liberal policy. It is only by looking back at the past we can hope to direct the future. It is only by the detail of events we can expect to disperse the clouds of prejudice that obscure the understanding. In drawing aside the dark veil that concealed the revolting and terrific picture of Ireland's misfortunes, the intention is not to irritate the Irish people, but to enlist in their cause the sympathies of the wise and the virtuous. If the author succeeds he will be amply rewarded by the approbation of his countrymen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.