Journal Of The Cork Historical And Archaeological Society Primary Source Edition

Author : Cork Historical and Society
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230231099
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society Volume 91,No. 250-V. 93 written by Cork Historical and Society and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... to "Dermod Carty, an Irish priest of Cork, in the City of Reggio, in Lombardy, on the Festival of St. Patrick, 1601." In the "Gentleman's Magazine" for January, 1866, appeared the following brief paragraph: --Cork Cuvierian Society, October 4th, 1865, Mr. Caulfield exhibited, on the part of Z. Hawkes, Esq., a silver ring with a carbuncle on what was an engraved head, bearing so striking a resemblance to those on HibernoDanish coins as to lead some competent authorities to pronounce its antiquity to be at least of the twelfth century. The setting was modern compared with the intaglio, which was said to bear the image of Sihtric, one of the Danish Kings of Dublin." The above was the last of Dr. Caulfield's contributions to the "Gentleman's Magazine." From that out he no doubt devoted himself almost entirely to the preparation and production of his three valuable and voluminous Council Books of Youghal, Kinsale, and Cork. J.C. The End. THAT a poor uneducated youth should raise himself from the humble position of a bricklayer to become a distinguished architect, traveller, author, and diplomatist, would be considered a remarkable career, even in this era of self-made men; whilst the difficulties attendant on success of this sort were, of course, infinitely greater in the eighteenth century than now, and more particularly so in the case of a native of Ireland. And yet, James Cavanah Murphy's memorable life story in this way is scarcely known in the country in which he was born; and our local historian, Windele, disposes of it in little more than half a dozen lines. In the paper on "Old Cork Artists" contributed By'the present writer to vol. vi., No. 46., of this "Journal," I supplied what was merely a bibliographical sketch of him, derived...