Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland , four Masters

O`Donovan John, Editor

Published by Hodges & Smith, Dublin, 1851

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O?DONOVAN, John. Ed. by. Annála Ríoghachta Éireann ? Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters. From the earliest times to the year 1616. Edited from manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy and Trinity College Dublin, with a translation and copious historical, topographical and genealogical notes and with special emphasis on place-names. Six large volumes. Dublin: Hodges Smith, 1851. Quarto. Over 4,000 pages. Recent quarter calf gilt on marbled boards. Spine divided into five panels by four gilt raised bands, title and volume number in gilt . A fine first edition set. The Annals of the Four Masters an Irish history from the earliest times to the year 1616. The work was compiled between 1632 and 1636 by a small team of historians headed by Br. Michael O?Clery, a Franciscan lay brother. He himself records: ?There was collected by me all the best and most copious books of Annals that I could find throughout all Ireland, though it was difficult for me to collect them in one place?. It is believed the Annals were written in the Franciscan convent of Donegal. Brother Michael who was chief of the Four Masters was born about 1590 great work remained, for the most part, unpublished and untranslated until John O?Donovan prepared his edition between 1847 and 1856. Seller Inventory # 004993

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Title: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland , four ...

Publisher: Hodges & Smith, Dublin

Publication Date: 1851

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition