Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland - Contents

Patrick Weston Joyce

Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland

1900

CONTENTS

PART I: ATLAS

Portraits of Irish Catholic Clergy

Index of Irish Places

A Comprehensive Delineation of the Thirty-two Counties, with a Beautifully Colored Map of Each, arranged Alphabetically, showing over 11,000 Cities, Towns, Villages, and Places of Public Interest.

Embracing over Two Hundred Illustrations of the Natural Scenery, Public Buildings, Abbeys, Round Towers and other Romantic Places, reproduced by Eminent Artists from Photographs especially taken for this Work.

PART II: THE GENERAL HISTORY

By A. M. SULLIVAN (and continued by P. D. Nunan)

History Contents Page

A Complete and Authentic History of Ireland, from the Earliest Ages. With Graphic Descriptions of the Battle of Clontarf, Strongbow's Invasion, Death of Roderick O'Connor (Last King of Ireland), Cromwell's Invasion, Siege of Derry and the Battle of the Boyne; Siege of Limerick, Penal Laws, The Volunteers, The United Irishmen, Catholic Emancipation and Repeal, The Young Irelanders, Fenian Insurrection, Home Rule and Land League Agitations, bringing it down almost to the United Irish League.

Embellished with Portraits of the Leading Statesmen, Orators, Poets and Martyrs of the Emerald Isle, taken from the Original Paintings of Haverty, Reynolds, Lesage and others.

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