Excerpt from The Province of UlsterThe division of Ireland into provinces dates back to the ancient days of the hye sons of Dela, who were descendants of noted chiefs of that period. They divided it into five provinces: Ulster, Lein ster, Connaught, and the two Munsters, one of the five sons assuming to rule over each province.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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