History of Sligo, County and Town, From the Earliest Ages to the Close of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. With regard to the various traditions noted in this work, it has been Observed that, Although legends are not history, they form no unimportant portion of it, for they often paint to us the character and sentiments of the age better than history itself, and in the present instance they, at least, give us notions formed at the earliest period.