Mecredy, R.J.

Mecredy’s Road Book of Ireland.

4th edition. Revised and Enlarged. Vol.1 (Southern Section) Dublin, R.J. Mecredy & Co. Limited. no year 9 cm x 13.5 cm. 200 pages. Numerous railway maps within volume. Softcover [publisher’s original maroon cloth] with illustrated paper boards. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some staining to front board. Coners of front board are rubbed. Edges dust-toned from ages. Binding firm and strong. Interior clean and bright apart from very occasional foxing. Private signatures of B. Cashel and T. Stoney on title page.

Inculdes: “an itinerary of a tour through the principle districts likely to be visited by the tourist, starting from Dublin and leading vias Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, and Clare to Galway” / “tables of routes radiating from Dublin, showing distances between the intermediate places – also hotels and cycle agents and repairers.” / “sketch maps of the various routes.” / “touring articles mapping out tours for various periods in the principal districts; with full details as to condition of the roads, nature of the scenery, etc.” / “A complete index to the places mentioned, marking where the hotels are to be found and also distinguishing those places which are railway stations.″

Richard James Patrick Mecredy (May 1861–26 April 1924) was an Irish bicycle racer, journalist and writer.

A charming, if somewhat condescending, road book detailing an Ireland before independence. “Intercourse with the peasantry will be found interesting and amusing. Nothing can exceed their civility and courtesy…. There is little use questioning them as to distance, however. They are nearly always wrong…. The country people are rather stupid about getting out of one’s way, and live stock on the road are a frequent source of danger, especially sheep, donkleys and Kerry cows.”

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Three – From Famine to Free State · Cycling · Cycling – Rare · Guide books · Health and Fitness · Ireland · Irish Culture · Irish Landscape · Irish Maps · Irish Railway · Irish Roads · Irish Scenery · Irish towns · Nature · Outdoors · Signature · Signed · Tourism · Tourist Guides · Tourist Industry · Tourist(s) · Travel · Travel Guide · Travel Writing · Travel-Guide · Travellers · Travelling Authors
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120260AB

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