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The Antiquities of County Clare
Ordnance Survey Letters, 1839
by John O'Donovan & Eugene Curry

LETTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF CLARE COLLECTED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY IN 1839; & LETTERS AND EXTRACTS RELATIVE TO ANCIENT TERRITORIES IN THOMOND, 1841.

CLASP Press, 1997, Paperback,
ISBN: 1 900545 15 2, Price: €21.00

  • Castles, Forts, Cromlechs
  • Churches & Holy Wells
  • Folklore & Legends
  • Genealogies
  • Placenames & Maps
  • Lords, Saints and Bishops

This publication is derived from the Ordnance Survey Letters compiled in 1839, and is based on a typescript of the original manuscripts for County Clare, which were prepared in 1928 under the direction of Rev. M. O'Flanagan. The Clare material is of special interest as two of the greatest Gaelic scholars of all time, Eugene Curry from Kilbaha, County Clare, and John O'Donovan from Slieve Rua in County Kilkenny, participated in the survey.

The letters give detailed accounts of every parish in County Clare, with the information included ranging from origin of place names to local lore and legends. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in local studies of County Clare.

 
Reviews

North Munster Antiquarian Journal, Volume 44, 2004

Books Ireland,
September 1997

Irish Times,
September 1997

Examiner,
March 1998

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