O’Halloran, W. (Rev.).

Early Irish History and Antiquities and The History of West Cork.

First Edition. Dublin, Sealy, Bryers and Walker, 1916. Octavo (13 cm wide x 19 cm high). (3), 182 pages with a folded Map in colour of “Ireland Before the Anglo-Norman Invasion”, bound behind the Contents-Page. Hardcover / Original cloth with lettering on spine and cover. Very good condition with some minor rubbing to the binding only. Extremely rare publication with an extensive History of West Cork.

The publication has Two Parts (of which Part II is entirely on West Cork).

Part I:

I. The First Inhabitants of Erin – Partholan – Nemedians – Firbolgs – Dedananns – Milesians
II. Forts – Raths – Duns – Cashels
III. Cromlechs – Pillar Stones – Stone Circles
IV. Burial Customs – Cairns – Tumuli – Ogham Monuments
V. Civilisation of the Pagan Irish – Dwellings – Roads – Bridges – Population
VI. Religion of the Celts before the Christian Era
VII. The Brehon Law and Tribal System
VIII. The Red Branch Knights and the Fianna of Erin
IX. Music
X. St.Patrick
XI. Early Irish Christian Church and its Organization / Solitaries in the Thebais / Origin of Monasticism
XII. The Danish Invasion
XIII. Brian Boru
XIV. Clontarf

Part II: [History of West Cork]

XV. The Siege and Battle of Kinsale
XVI. The Siege of Dunboy
XVII. The Flight of O’Sullivan Bere
XVIII. Bantry Bay

XIX. Lords of the Soil of West Cork

- O’Driscolls [O’Driscoll Family History in West Cork]
- O’Sullivans [O’Sullivan Family History in West Cork]
- O’Mahonys [O’Mahony Family History in West Cork]
- O’Donovans [O’Donovan Family History in West Cork]
- McCarthys [McCarthy Family History in West Cork]

The Cromwellian Settlers / The Whites / Puxley and the Famous Morty Oge

XX. Geological Formation of West Cork
XXI. The Fisheries
XXII. Clonakilty, Roscarbery [sik] [Rosscarbery / Ross Carbery] / Skibbereen, Baltimore, Cape Clear and St.Ciaran, Bantry, Glengariffe [sik] [Glengarriff], Adrigole, Bere Island, Castletown, Eyeries, Allihies

With Appendices:

Appendix A: “Catalogue of the Order of the Saints″

Appendix B: “The Book of Lecan″

Genealogy of Corca-Laidhe / Of the Race of Aengus

Genealogy of UA Eiderscoil (O’Driscoll and Driscoll) / Notices of Corca Laidhe From Various Authorities

With an Index

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Five – Local Irish History · Catalogue Irish History Three – From Famine to Free State · Catalogue Irish History Two – Origins of Irish Identity · Genealogy – Rare · Irish History · McCarthy [Family History in West Cork] · O’Donovan [Family History in West Cork] · O’Driscoll [Family History in West Cork] · O’Driscoll Family History · O’Mahony [Family History in West Cork] · O’Sullivan [Family History in West Cork] · Skibbereen · West Cork
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32171AB

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