Statistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny. Made in the Years 1800 and 1801. Dublin: Graisberry & Campbell, 1802. First Edition. Pp xvi, 644, [119. Rebound in brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt to spine. A very good copy. Illustrated with a folded county map, ten plates (most folded), tables and several text drawings in the text. A detailed study of the geography, topography, economy and society of Kilkenny just after the turn of the 19th century. Among the subjects discussed are the mode of government, the climate, topography, soils, farm development, agricultural practices, crops, animals, living conditions, wages, money, manufacturing, religion and much more. Tighe also makes his recommendations for the improve
Published by Graisberry & Campbell,, 1802
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ulysses Rare Books Ltd. ABA, ILAB, Dublin, IrelandUlysses Rare Books Ltd. ABA, ILAB
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At the time the majority of land in Kilkenny like the rest of the country was in the hands of an enormously wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant elite. The majority of the population were illiterate Catholic Gaelic Irish tenant farmers and peasants who lived in wretched conditions surviving on a basic diet of potatoes.
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- Statistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny. Made in the Years 1800 and 1801. Dublin: Graisberry & Campbell, 1802. First Edition. Pp xvi, 644, [119. Rebound in brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt to spine. A very good copy. Illustrated with a folded county map, ten plates (most folded), tables and several text drawings in the text. A detailed study of the geography, topography, economy and society of Kilkenny just after the turn of the 19th century. Among the subjects discussed are the mode of government, the climate, topography, soils, farm development, agricultural practices, crops, animals, living conditions, wages, money, manufacturing, religion and much more. Tighe also makes his recommendations for the improve
- Author
- Tighe, William
- Publisher
- Graisberry & Campbell,
- Publication year
- 1802
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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