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Excerpt from An Essay on the Druids; the Ancient Churches; and the Round Towers of IrelandWhatever may be the character of the following Essay; it is the result of considerable study and inquiry. In the first place; the subjects of which it treats could never be approached without a knowledge of the Celtic language. That; in itself; would require the labour and application of much time. There are; and have been; distinguished antiquaries in Ireland who could not pronounce a single sentence in the Irish language. Yet; to know that language well; without being able to speak it; is an utter impossibility; for it is essentially more a language of the tongue than of the letter.It was once the speech of a vast number of the human race. Probably; it was the first language spoken by man. At the present day fragments of it are found in most countries of the world; even in India and among the original tribes of America.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. 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.