The Irish Historical Library, Pointing at Most of the Authors and Records in Print or Manuscript, Which May Be Serviceable to the Compilers of a General History of Ireland, by William, Lord Bishop of Derry (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1724 Excerpt: ...fell into the hands of Lords and Gentlemen of that Kingdom at the Dissolution And perhaps a more full Account is no where to be had of soch aa come under any of these three Denominations. Sir "James (-) Ware went farther attempting a more general Catalogue, and hort Historical View, of all the Monasteries in frelajut: Omitting only such as were meanly built, and sorrily endpw'd, in the more early and infirm State of our national Church. Of these he gives an Acequnt in their Order according to the several Provinces and Counties wherein they were placed. Upon this worthy Gentleman's Foundation, Manfieur Allem&nd erected his (-t) Histoire Monasiiquc d' Ireland: Whieh is very lately improv'd into () Manafikon Hihernicum wherein we have a stiort History of aU the Abbies, Priories, Nunneries, and other Regular Communities, which were in this Kingdom the rimewhen, and the Titles under which they were sounded j the Name and Quality of their respective Founders the Provinces, Counties, Cities or Towns, in which they were seated the several Orders to which they belong'd, and the most remarkable Circumstances relating to their Foundation and Suppression: To all which are added Historical and Critical Observations, with Draughts of the Habits of their respective Orders, and a Map of Ireland fitted for the Occasion. The Anony Gbandois's Dibrary, jfhe Contents whereof do directly relate to the subject matter of this Chapter % it bears the Title of, Exemplaria Chirographorum Episcoporum Leghlinensium de Pbjsejswntbus et Li bertatibus-BUrgenjiltm Ikghiinae. 7. Limerick. Iri the Registry of the Dean of this Church there is a (/) survey ( taken upon the Oaths of twelve English twelve Danes and twelve Irijb) of the Land?, Churches, and other things, bel..