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Sketches Of Some Of The Southern Counties Of Ireland, Collected During A Tour In The Autumn, 1797, In A Series Of Letters

Sketches Of Some Of The Southern Counties Of Ireland, Collected During A Tour In The Autumn, 1797, In A Series Of Letters

Holmes, George

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Genealogy & HeraldryGreat BritainBritish History

ISBN10: 9354444105
ISBN13: 9789354444104
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the autumn of 1797, a traveller journeyed through southern Ireland and wrote home in a voice that still cuts through the centuries. The result is an intimate portrait of a country on the edge of change. Every page feels startlingly present. In a series of vivid letters, George Holmes records the southern counties of Ireland with the clarity and curiosity that distinguish the finest eighteenth century travel writing: roads and rivers, the southern Ireland countryside, bustling towns and quiet interior lives. This epistolary travel account becomes a rich historical travel narrative, capturing everyday textures of Georgian Ireland culture and offering rare, unvarnished glimpses of class, faith, work and leisure. For Irish history students and general readers alike, these complete Ireland travel letters open a window onto 1790s Ireland history and Irish social history as it unfolded on the ground, far from official reports. Serving as a valuable reference for social historians, the narrative traces local detail and regional difference across the southern counties of Ireland, while travellers and collectors encounter a classic Irish travelogue edition that speaks with immediacy and charm. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this carefully prepared volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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