
Irish Historic Towns Atlas Volume II
Maynooth, Downpatrick, Bray, Kilkenny, Fethard, Trim
Royal Irish Academy (Publisher)
Published on 8. January 2005
Book
Hardback
163 pages
978-1-904890-10-2 (ISBN)
Description
Volume II brings together the first six towns of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas series, previously published as individual fascicles. These towns - Maynooth, Downpatrick, Kilkenny, Bray, Fethard, and Trim - illustrate characteristic periods of town formation in Ireland. Maps are presented in large format and include facsimiles of old plans, historical reconstructions and thematic maps. Topographical views, illustrations, and photographs provide additional artistic perspectives. Each town/city in Volume II includes a text section with an explanatory essay and a detailed gazetteer that gives dates, references, and other data on the streets, buildings, and sites of the urban center. The book offers the opportunity to compare details of these Irish towns and cities. The core strength of the atlas project is presenting large-scale town plans as historical documents, showing the different modes of origin and subsequent growth-phases of Irish towns. The topographical history of these towns aims to reflect the complex cultural identity of Ireland.
Authors:
No. 7 Maynooth (1995) Arnold Horner
No. 8 Downpatrick (1997) R.H. Buchanan, Anthony Wilson
No. 9 Bray (1998) K.M. Davies
No. 10 Kilkenny (2000) John Bradley
No. 13 Fethard (2003) Tadhg O'Keeffe
No. 14 Trim (2004) Mark Hennesy
Series editors: Anngret Simms, H.B. Clarke, Raymond Gillespie; Consultant editor: J.H. Andrews; Cartographic editor: K.M. Davies, Sarah Gearty
Authors:
No. 7 Maynooth (1995) Arnold Horner
No. 8 Downpatrick (1997) R.H. Buchanan, Anthony Wilson
No. 9 Bray (1998) K.M. Davies
No. 10 Kilkenny (2000) John Bradley
No. 13 Fethard (2003) Tadhg O'Keeffe
No. 14 Trim (2004) Mark Hennesy
Series editors: Anngret Simms, H.B. Clarke, Raymond Gillespie; Consultant editor: J.H. Andrews; Cartographic editor: K.M. Davies, Sarah Gearty
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white; Maps; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 420 mm
Width: 320 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
2500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904890-10-2 (9781904890102)
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Persons
Author
School of GeographyUniversity College Dublin
Royal Irish Academy
Maps
Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
Series Editor
Consultant editor
Professor EmeritusTrinity College Dublin