Author : Francis Erlington Ball
Release : 2015-08-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis A History of the County Dublin, Vol. 1 by : Francis Erlington Ball

Download or read book A History of the County Dublin, Vol. 1 written by Francis Erlington Ball. This book was released on 2015-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the County Dublin, Vol. 1: The People, Parishes and Antiquities From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Eighteenth Century Some explanation is, I feel, needed of the reasons which have led me to attempt a task which has already been performed with credit by another author. The undertaking of this work has been due to no feeling of confidence that John D'Alton's "History of the County Dublin," so far as his general treatment of the subject is concerned, could be improved upon. It has originated in a consideration of the quantity of material which has been made available since my predecessor wrote, and of the inadequate space allotted by him to the annals of some of the districts. My aim has been to interest the ordinary reader, rather than the specialist, who can best obtain his information from original authorities; and for this reason I have avoided technical descriptions and details. As the events of the last hundred years would have occupied an undue proportion of the history I have practically confined its scope to the conclusion of the eighteenth century. The parish, which I have chosen as the geographical unit, has been selected because in England it has been found the most convenient division for local history, and though Irish parishes are sadly wanting in the wealth of historical material which those of England afford, still they rival them in early origin, and in most cases possess remains of the primitive church in which their inhabitants at one time united in common worship. Much of the information, which this part contains, has been contributed to the proceedings of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in two papers read by the late Professor Stokes on "The Antiquities from Kingstown to Dublin," and in five papers of my own entitled, "Stillorgan Park and its History," "Some Residents of Monkstown in the Eighteenth Century," "Monkstown Castle and its History," "Loughlinstown and its History," and "The Castle of Carrickmines and its History." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.