Baring-Gould, S 1834-1924, Fisher, John:The lives of the British saints; the saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish saints as have dedications in Britain
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2003. Ballineen, Co. Cork, Kenneigh Tower Publications, 2003. 20 cm. xviii, 257 pages with several illustrations. Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of ex… Plus…
2003. Ballineen, Co. Cork, Kenneigh Tower Publications, 2003. 20 cm. xviii, 257 pages with several illustrations. Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Samuel Maguire (12 March 1877 - 6 February 1927), an Irish republican and Gaelic footballer, is chiefly remembered as the eponym of the Sam Maguire Cup, given to the All-Ireland Senior Champions of Gaelic football. He was born in the townland of Mallabraca near the town of Dunmanway in West Cork on March 12, 1877 and was a member of the Church of Ireland. He had four brothers and two sisters. Willie was the eldest then Mary, Jack, Dick, Paul (who married a Roman Catholic and whose son became a Roman Catholic priest), Sam and Elizabeth. The Maguires farmed 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land. However this figure is misleading as only approximately 80 acres were arable land. The translation of the townland Mallabraca is "land of the little hillocks", Today, 2016, most of the land is devoted to forestry. In Ireland, forestry is usually planted on less fertile land. He went to school in the Model School in the local town Dunmanway and then to the national school in Ardfield.This school run by Master Madden specialised in preparing its pupils for the UK Civil Service and Post Office examinations. Madden was part of a long tradition of Irish nationalism and he had a field next to the school where pupils could play Gaelic football. The school was very successful and became known as the "University of the Mountains" because the place name Ardfield can be literally translated as the "place on the high ground". At the age of 20, Maguire passed the exams for the UK Post Office. He then took a job in the British Civil Service in London. Maguire joined and captained the successful London Hibernians Gaelic football team to several All-Ireland finals between 1900 and 1904. In 1907 he went into the administration of the London GAA, becoming the Chairman of the London County Board and a regular delegate to the Annual Congress of the GAA. He later became a trustee of Croke Park. Coincidentally, Vice-Chairman of the London County Board was Liam MacCarthy who gave his name to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Cup. He is also remembered in the political sphere for recruiting the nationalist leader Michael Collins to the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1909 and for many years was one of Collins right hand men. As Collins's chief intelligence officer in London, Maguire became the centre of Scotland Yard's investigation into the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson. Maguire was tipped off and fled to Dublin in December 1923 where he got a job in the newly established Irish civil service. Because of his political opinions and his sympathies to the Anti-Treaty forces, he quickly clashed with his superiors and was dismissed. Cork-based Margaret Walsh, who has written Sam Maguire: The Enigmatic Man Behind Ireland's Most Prestigious Trophy, says that "what became of him was very sad". "In 1924, he was sacked and deprived of his pension. They (the Irish Government) gave him £100 and that was it. "In 1925, he came back to west Cork to live. He then developed TB and died in penury in 1927 aged 49. They say that he died of a broken heart and penniless," she says. He is buried in the cemetery of Saint Mary's in Dunmanway. A Celtic cross was raised over his grave with a simple inscription 'Erected to the memory of Samuel Maguire, Mallabraca who died 6th February 1927 by the people of Dunmanway and his numerous friends throughout Ireland and England in recognition of his love for his country.' Dunmanway's Dohenys GAA club named their home pitch Sam Maguire Park in his honour, and the club's under-age teams joined with the Randal Og Club compete under the moniker "Sam Maguires". On 15 September 2002, a statue of Sam Maguire was unveiled as the centrepiece of a new €500,000 plaza in Dunmanway's town centre. In 2017, the community of Dunmanway paid for a new set of eight bells (the 'Sam Maguire Community bells') which are installed in St. Mary's Church. The two lightest bells were cast in 2017 and have 'Sam Maguire 1877-1927' inscribed on them, while the back six bells were cast in 1887 by John Warner, and were formerly hung in the now-closed Christ Church, Llanelli. The Sam Maguire Cup was designed and presented to the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928 in his honour after his death in 1927. The cup cost £300 in 1928 (equivalent to €26,395 now). After it had been commissioned by the committee under the chairmanship of Dr Pat McCartan, the task of making the cup was given to Hopkins and Hopkins, a jewellers and watchmakers, of O'Connell Bridge, Dublin. The cups design is modelled closely on the Ardagh chalice. The silver cup was crafted, on behalf of Hopkins and Hopkins, by the silversmith Matthew J. Staunton of D'Olier Street, Dublin. Kildare was the first county to win the Sam Maguire cup after defeating Cavan 2-6 to 2-5 in 1928. The cup was replaced in 1988, Meath being the first recipient of "Sam Óg" after a defeat of Cork. (Wikipedia), 2003, 0, 1993. First edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1993. 16,5 cm x 24,5 cm. X, 335 pages. With numerous illustrations and maps. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text. Enclosed is a relevant newspaper clipping. Contains among others the following chapters: Before the Monasteries; The Spread of Christianity to the West; The Church in Gaul and Britain; Ireland in the Fifth Century; Gaulish and British Bishops in Ireland; Women Founders of Churches; The Council of Arles, 314: The Council of Orange, 441; The Council of Vaison, 442 etc., 1993, 0, Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0391011200 . KB16...Xxiv, 599 pp. Index. Frontis of Plunkett, illustrated with repros of the letters. Quarto. White dust jacket with b/w paiting of Plunkett in a red border. DJ has old price sticker, a short tear at top of spine, flaps intact. Book itself is clean and nice, small flea-bite chip at bottom of title page and facing page, otherwise good. Nice copy. With a preface by Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich and edited and translated with an intro by Hanly. Heavy for international shipping. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 599 pages ., Humanities Press, 1979, 2.5, Fine Clean Hardcover And Near Fine Collectible Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped. NOT a library copy. First Edition.London: Longman, 1995. Book. Fine. 379 pp. Comprehensive use of source material and early Irish law. Sees Irish Ogam as mostly Pagan without Christian influence. Hard to find in hardcover. Fine black Cloth. Silver spine titles. Dust jacket has an inch repaired tear on the lower back of the jacket but NO chips. Otherwise it would be "Fine" Three Geese in Flight since 1977 offering passionate Celtic Studies from the Land to the West., Longman Group United Kingdom, 1995, 4.5, 1980. Graz / Austria, Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1980. Quer - Quarto. Frontispiz, 20 Seiten Text und 32 nicht numerierte Blatt mit 62 ganzseitigen Abbildungen aus dem Original - Kodex. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter, neuwertiger Zustand. St. Brendan is chiefly renowned for his legendary journey to the Isle of the Blessed as described in the ninth century Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator. Many versions exist that tell of how he set out onto the Atlantic Ocean with sixteen pilgrims (other versions have fourteen, plus three unbelievers who join at the last minute) searching for the Garden of Eden. One of these companions is said to have been Saint Malo, the namesake of Saint-Malo. If it happened, this would have occurred sometime between AD 512–530, before his travel to the island of Great Britain. On his trip, Brendan is supposed to have seen Saint Brendan's Island, a blessed island covered with vegetation. He also encountered a sea monster, an adventure he shared with his contemporary Saint Columba. The most commonly illustrated adventure is his landing on an island which turns out to be a giant sea monster called Jasconius or Jascon. This too, has its parallels in other stories, not only in Irish mythology but in other traditions, from Sinbad the Sailor to Pinocchio. The earliest extant version of The Voyage of Saint Brendan was recorded around AD 900. There are over 100 manuscripts of the story across Europe, as well as many additional translations. The Voyage of Saint Brendan is an overtly Christian narrative, but also contains narratives of natural phenomena and fantastical events and places, which appealed to a broad populace. The Voyage of Saint Brendan contains many parallels and inter-textual references to the Voyage of Bran and the Voyage of Máel Dúin. On the Kerry coast, he built a currach-like boat of wattle, covered it with hides tanned in oak bark softened with butter, set up a mast and a sail. He and a small group of monks fasted for forty days, and after a prayer upon the shore, embarked in the name of the Trinity. The account is characterized by a great deal of literary license and contains references to hell where “great demons threw down lumps of fiery slag from an island with rivers of gold fire” and “great crystal pillars.” Many now believe these to be references to the volcanic activity around Iceland, and to icebergs. (Wikipedia), 1980, 0, Dublin: C.M. Warren, 1880. Hardcover. 107p. A small, dark green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges of cloth lightly frayed. Light stain on back. Pages tanned, but clean, and binding tight. A scarce biography of the 6th-century Irish missionary. From the title page: "Historical sketches of the State of Ireland and Great Britain together with his prophecies respecting Ireland." Undated; ca. 1880. Measures approx. 5.6" x 3.6, C.M. Warren, 1880, 0, 1992. Facsimile of 1931 edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XV, 492 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Some highlighted and underlined sections of text (with pink marker). Inscription by preowner. Includes the following chapters: Christian Monasticism in General / Progress towards Monasticism / Cenobitism; or Monasticism in the Strict Sense / The Spread of Monasticism throughout the Christian World / The Introduction of Monasticism into Ireland / St. Patrick / Monasticism in the Irish Church between the Death of St. Patrick, A.D. 461, and A.D. 520 / Period of the Great Monastic Founders / Currents of Religious Life in the British Church in the Sixth Century / Monasteries and Jurisdiction in the Sixth Century / Irish Monastic Life c. A.D.560-660 / Within the Monastery / Conclusion / Index of Places / Index of Subject Matter., 1992, 0, London, De l'Imprimerie de Vogel et Schulze, 1810.. First edition thus. 4 works in 1 volume (as issued). 8°, contemporary calf, smooth spine (worn), richly gilt with black leather label (both covers missing). Some soiling and bumping to opening leaves, occasional foxing, small stain at edge of final leaves (without loss). Good internally, in need of rebinding. Early ink signature and rubric of "José Joaquim dos Santos Junior" in blank portion of collective title page, signed and rubricated "José Joaquim dos Santos" in lower blank margin of first individual title page. (2 l.), iv, 108 pp.; 42 pp.; (2 ll.), [9]-176 pp.; (1 l.), 94 pp., 2 folding tables. *** First edition thus: per the list on the second leaf of the volume, a compendium of four distinct publications, originally issued separately, with a collective title page and introduction of iv pp., reprinted together by Vogel and Schulze. They are:1. [WALSH, Robert]. Lettre sur l'esprit et les dispositions du governement français, a laquelle est joint Un perçu du systême de Finances de l'Empire Français. Par un Américain, retourné d'Europe depuis peu. Traduite de l'Angais. Imprimée à Philadelphie, et reimprimée à Londres. 108 pp.2. Code de la conscription, ou recueil chronologique des lois et arrétés du gouvernement... depuis l'an VI jusques et compris l'an XIV. 42 pp.3. FABER, [Gotthilf Theodor von]. Notices sur l'intérieur de la France, écrites en 1806. Par M. Faber. Tome premier. St. Petersburg: Imprimerie de l'Academie Impériale des Sciences, 1807; reprinted in London: Imprimerie Vogel et Shchulze, 1810. (2 ll.), [9]-176 pp.4. IVERNOIS, Sir Francis d'. Effets du blocus continental sur le commerce, les finances, le crédit, et la prospérité de Isles Britanniques. Cinquieme edition, revue, corrigée et augmentée. London: Imprimerie de Vogel et Schulze, 1810. 94 pp., 2 folding tables with Irish imports and exports.*** Ayres Magalhães de Sepúlveda, Dicionário bibliográfico da Guerra Peninsular II, 408., London, De l'Imprimerie de Vogel et Schulze, 1810., 0, Nabu Press. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. 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