▁collection ▁of ▁writ ings ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁as ▁Le ab har ▁nan ▁C noc ▁( The ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Hills ▁subt itled ▁' th ings ▁old ▁and ▁new ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ') ▁covered ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁material , ▁from ▁discussion ▁of ▁Chart ists , ▁Lud d ites ▁and ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁to ▁vol cano es ▁and ▁the ▁natural ▁world , ▁en comp ass ing ▁subjects ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁politics , ▁religion , ▁current ▁affairs , ▁popular ▁science , ▁em igration , ▁animal ▁husband ry , ▁techn ological ▁develop ments ▁and ▁city ▁life . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁hum orous , ▁and ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁soap ▁opera - like ▁sketch es ▁and ▁letters ▁' home '. ▁ ▁He ▁conducted ▁a ▁pre aching ▁tour ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁- ▁not ▁in ▁English , ▁but ▁to ▁Irish - spe aking ▁districts ▁using ▁his ▁own ▁G ael ic . ▁ ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁P pres by ter ians ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁translation ▁into ▁Irish ▁of ▁the ▁met rical ▁ps al ms , ▁although ▁it ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁said ▁the ▁text ▁is ▁an ▁odd ▁hy brid ▁of ▁Scottish ▁G ael ic ▁and ▁Irish . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Daniel ▁D ew ar ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁G ael ic - English / English - G ael ic ▁dictionary ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁repr int ed ▁ 1