The Scandinavian Kingdom of Dublin. Edited with Some Notice of the Author’s Life by John P. Prendergast. Dublin: Alex. Thom, 1882. Pp cxxiii, , 300. Ex library copy with stamps library cloth binding. A very good copy.

Illustrated with seven plates & maps, some folded & coloured.

A history of the Viking kingdom in Ireland which existed from 850 AD.

Prior to the Norse settlements at Dublin and other centers such as Limerick, Waterford and Wexford, there were no towns in Ireland.