Protestant Ireland?

Translate the Bible into Gaelic earlier. Historcal the first translation happen in 1602 (New Testament) and 1680 (Old Testament). If the Bible is translate earlier, it's easier to convert the Irish (and the Highlanders), especially if it happens before the Counter Reformation have begun in Ireland.
 
Translate the Bible into Gaelic earlier. Historcal the first translation happen in 1602 (New Testament) and 1680 (Old Testament). If the Bible is translate earlier, it's easier to convert the Irish (and the Highlanders), especially if it happens before the Counter Reformation have begun in Ireland.

What the bible text looked like in Irish Gaelic
irish_joynt%20versionb.jpg

http://www.biblebc.com/Irish/IrishBible/history_of_translating_into_irish.htm

The characters explained in the link below
http://www.kingscollections.org/media/exh_spc/images/007106/le_tpvweb.jpg
 
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