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Published by The Institute of Irish Studies The Queens's University of Belfast, 1989
ISBN 10: 0853893322ISBN 13: 9780853893325
Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition very good and close to near fine. Hard cover. Dust jacket has plastic protection slip and no tears. Front and back clean. EX-Library copy which has slip on fly leaf page plus bottom is a bar code sticker. Text body clean. Book block clean except a library stamp of side right. This book is one of the first modern histories of an Irish city. It set Kilkenny in the context not only of Irish history but also of the general European culture which helped mould that history. It tells a vital and human story of the people who settled and lived in what was the largest inland town of Ireland. A wide range of sources has been consulted in order to produce a history which covers many aspects of life, from politics, to society, economic activity and religion. The book deals with ordinary towns people and merchants as well as important families , in particular the Ormondes. Overall a great and neat copy.