Irish minstrelsy, or Bardic remains of Ireland; with Engl. poetical translations. Collected and ed. with notes by J. Hardiman, Volume 1Joseph Robins, 1831 |
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| Title | Irish minstrelsy, or Bardic remains of Ireland; with Engl. poetical translations. Collected and ed. with notes by J. Hardiman, Volume 1 Volume 1 of Irish Minstrelsy, Or Bardic Remains of Ireland; with English Poetical Translations, James Hardiman Irish minstrelsy, or Bardic remains of Ireland; with Engl. poetical translations. Collected and ed. with notes by J. Hardiman, James Hardiman |
| Author | James Hardiman |
| Editor | James Hardiman |
| Publisher | Joseph Robins, 1831 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Apr 2006 |
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