History Ireland Family Crests Counties illus maps 1905

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County Maps , Village Names, Family Crests & Mottoes, History from earliest days. An antique, profusely illustrated book on Ireland useful for historical and genealogical research. Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, in 2 parts. Joyce, P.W.; Sullivan, A. M., A.M. Sullivan, Nunan, P. D. New York : Murphy & McCarthy, [1905] (Title page date, last digit, is partly obscured, looks like a "5", and date on last pages is 1904) Description: Approx. 700 pp. (only part II has page numbers). Numerous full-plate illustrations – photos, drawings, maps, and reproductions of paintings of important individuals throughout the second part. Large 4to –12" x 9 ½". Red pebbled cloth hardcover with gilt illustration and print. Marbled all edges, illustrated endpapers. Content: 3 sections useful for history and genealogy research. Part I. A Comprehensive Delineation of the Thirty-Two Counties…. Family Crests: At least 650 family names listed with links to a colored illustration of the family crest. Another index translates the mottoes of each crest. Counties: Coverage of Ireland 's 32 counties, arranged alphabetically, each with a full-page colored and detailed map, a description, and full-plate photos of some of the interesting places in that county. This section is followed by an alphabetical list of the approx 11,000 cities and towns indicating read more