Ordnance Survey Letter/s for County Laois (Queen's County) Vol. 2: No. 2.
Ordnance Survey Letter/s for County Laois (Queen's County) Vol. 2: No. 2.
Collection:
OS Letters
Description:
Letter to Lieut. Thomas A. Larcom, Superintendent of the Ordnance Survey, from John O'Donovan, written from Carlow, concerning the history, antiquities and topography of the parishes of Ballyadams and Killaban, with particular reference to their early churches, castles, holy wells and the origins of their place names. Included are related extracts from the 'Annals of the Four Masters' and the writings of John Colgan. Original document: 20 pp.
Attribution:
OS200 and Royal Irish Academy
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Creator:
O'Donovan, John, Ó Clérigh, Mícheál, Ó Clérigh, Cú Choigcríche, Ó Maoillchonaire, Fearfeasa, Ó Clérigh, Conaire, Ó Maoilchonaire, Muiris, and Ó Duibhgeannáin, Cú Choigcríche