The Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modern. Three Volumes. Dublin: J. Flower, 1862. First Edition. Pp, (1)- [12] 427; (2)- [15] 558; (3) [23] 681. Publisher’s green cloth boards, spines lettered in gilt, harp stamped[ped in gilt to centre of upper boards. A few red marks to covers & scuff marks to lower boards of vol (3), but overall a nice bright set.

Fr. Anthony Cogan (1826-1872) was a priest and scholar of the diocese of Meath. He was born in Slane, County Meath c1826 and died there at the age of 45.

His three volume diocesan history was a massive undertaking with the subsequent destruction of the Meath Diocesan Archive renders Cogan’s ‘The Diocese of Meath’ a most important source for the history of this important Irish diocese. Cogan made great use of an extensive archive, which included manuscript materials from the early 17th century.