by P.W. Joyce

The three volumes of this work belonged to my late father,
and I was delighted to be given them by my mother.
The first volume was published in 1869, with a forty four year gap
to the publication of volume 3. Together all three volumes
represent a lifetime of scholarship and dedication by
P.W. Joyce in his ground-breaking work on tracking and
explaining the origins and meanings of place names in Ireland.
It prepared the way for the many modern scholars who
have continued to add further enlightenment to an area of
scholarship that helps us to understand the history and geography
of our local environment.