In 1837 Samuel Lewis issued his A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland in two volumes running to over 1400 pages and aimed to present every fact of importance tending to illustrate the local history, or convey useful information respecting the past and present state, of Ireland and to give, in a condensed form, a faithful and impartial description of each place. Arranged in discrete alphabetical entries - starting, incidentally, with the parish of Abbey, in Clare - we find accounts of cities, towns and villages, particulars of dioceses, parishes and counties, and short references to coastal and other islands. All in all, it presents a wonderful gazetteer of the whole of Ireland, providing much background information to the past, and, perhaps, more importantly, permitting us to glimpse facets of life as it was prior to the Famine. The Clare entries given here are taken as they appear in the original. In bringing together all of the Clare entries in one short volume, we feel that a service has been rendered to readers in the county, making available in an accessible form material which might otherwise have been out of reach.

Review

All the Clare entries from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), reprinted in alphabetical order, with the original preface, a list of the Clare subscribers to the original book and an index, thus presenting, as it says, "a pre-Famine snapshot of Clare". Last summer we recorded a facsimile reprint of Lewis (with his counties Atlas) available from Kennys of Galway in three volumes at �145, and this idea of a reprint of the entries for one county is obviously a good one for those who can't or don't want to afford the all-Ireland book. The Clare map from Lewis's atlas forms the front endpaper . . . The book is exceptionally well designed and presented in an attractive jacket and binding, and the skill and taste thus displayed must have rubbed off on the trainees and left them justifiably proud of their work -- Books Ireland, Feb. 1996

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Rare and Antiquarian book store in Co Dublin, we have been in Blackrock for over 30 years. Specialising in antiquarian books, first editions, Irish interest, private presses and the social sciences. We are always interested in buying collections of books or important single volumes. Formerly Blackrock Rare Books and now in Cow's Lane Temple Bar. Please let us know if you wish to view any books listed online at our shop, as they are not stored on site.

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