Irish Local Names Explained. Dublin: M’Glashan, [c 1876]. Third Edition. Pp, 107. Original cloth boards, gilt title & image to upper cover. Light wear to covers, ownership inscription & bookseller’s stamp to endpapers. Contents in good condition.

A condensed version of Joyce’s  magnum opus ‘The Origin & History of Irish Names of Places.’

P.W. Joyce ( 1827-1914) was a key cultural figure in Ireland. He started work in 1845 with the Board of National Education in Clonmel & was later the President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.