A Hand Book to Lisdoonvarna and Its Vicinity, with Map and Woodcuts: Giving a Detailed Account of Its Curative Waters, and Tours to the Principal Places of Interest in the County Clare

Philip Dwyer; Cyril Ó Céirín [introduction]

ISBN 10: 1900545063 / ISBN 13: 9781900545068

Verlag: Clare Local Studies Project (CLASP Press), 1998

Small format hardcover, [6] + xvi + 118 pages, map endpapers, NOT ex-library. Limited reprint of 1000 copies (copy no. 685). Book is clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. In a very good dust jacket. A barcode sticker on the back; price blacked-out on the front flap. -- CLASP Press is delighted to make available once again this fascinating Handbook to Lisdoonvarna and its Vicinity. Its first appearance in 1876 coincided with a period of great growth at the celebrated Spas of Lisdoonvarna. The Galway Steam Company landed daily at Ballyvaughan and the Midland Great Western Railway advertised Lisdoonvarna as a prime destination in its Summer Excursions. Unquestionably, the author knew the area and its people from Liscannor to Oughtmama and the Blackhead to Kilnaboy. Mystery surrounds the identity of the author 'P. D.', and a fascinating account of his possible identity is covered in the new introduction written by the late Cyril Ó Céirín, author and poet, who could trace his ancestors in Lisdoonvarna back to the 1700s. This introduction also includes an outline history of Lisdoonvarna Spa up to the present day. -- "Of one thing there is no doubt: the Handbook is not only highly informative but an enjoyable and sometimes charming book, with nuggets of pure gold for the social historian and ordinary reader alike. Unquestionably, the author knew the area and its people. He was also well-acquainted with - and not at all ashamed of - history of Gaelic Ireland and the Early Christian Church here." [from Introduction]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006998

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Hand Book to Lisdoonvarna and Its Vicinity...
Verlag: Clare Local Studies Project (CLASP Press)
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage