Barrington, T.J.

Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage and Topography.

Dublin, The Blackwater Press, 1976. 25cm x 25.5cm. 336 pages, with photographs, illustrations and fold-out maps. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition.

T.J. Barrington brings together Kerry’s natural, archaeological and architectural heritage in this thoroughly researched and richly detailed book. Each part of the county is taken in turn and each site discussed is linked to one of the six specially prepared maps. The book includes over 200 illustrations – reproductions of photographs, prints, drawings, old maps – a bibliography, and two detailed indexes.

The book is divided into three parts and includes for example the following chapters;
Part One – Memories: Legends and Folk Tales / The Celtic Invaders / The Christian Invasion / The Gaelic Nation 800-1200 / Feudalism 1200-1500 / Conquest 1500-1700 / Death and Rebirth 1700-present
Part Two – Things: The Physical Scene / Pre-Christian Remains / Christian and Other Buildings
Part Three – Places: Topography of Kerry / The Killarney Area: Magunihy and Dunkerron North / The Desmond Lands: Trughanacmy and Corkaguiney / North Kerry: Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor / The Iveragh Peninsula: Iveragh and Dunkerron South / The Kenmare Area: Glanerought and Beare

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Five – Local Irish History · Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · County Kerry · Irish History – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780905471006
• Inventory Number: 90702AB

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