Seven noted Irish poems

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Published 1908 by Sealy, Bryers and Walker in Dublin .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Irish poetry -- Collections.

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Edition Notes

Statement	edited and translated with illustrative commentary and complete vocabulary by Tomás O Flannghaile ...
Genre	Collections.
Contributions	O"Flannghaile, Tomás.
The Physical Object
Pagination	vi p., 1 leaf, 136 p. ;
Number of Pages	136
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL18640365M

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