The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway : history, folklore and mythology in an Irish horseracing family /
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| Author / Creator: | Lynch, Ronan. |
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| Imprint: | Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, c2006. |
| Description: | 200 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6203624 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Sir John Kirwan (1650-1721) and the tribes of Galway
- 2. The racing Kirwans of Castlehacket : 'Captain' John Kirwan (1755-1821) and Friar
- 3. Folklore and mythology at Castlehacket and Knockma
- 4. The major and the archbishops : education, religion and evangelism in early nineteenth-century Galway
- 5. The 'improving' landlord : Denis Kirwan at Castlehacket (1843-1872)
- 6. Nationalism, patriotism and Emily Lawless
- 7. The final years at Castlehacket : Mrs. Anne Kirwan (1810-1902) and Sir Denis Kirwan Bernard (1882-1956).
