Patrick Weston Joyce

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Patrick Weston Joyce (known as PW Joyce , * 1827 in the Ballyhoura Mountains ; † January 7, 1914 in Dublin ) was an Irish historian, writer, music collector and teacher, best known for his research on Irish etymology and the local place names of Ireland was.

PW Joyce (before 1911, with autograph)

Works (selection)

  • The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places , 3 vols. (1869, 1875, 1913)
  • Irish Local Names Explained (1870)
  • A Handbook of School Management (1876; 25 editions in total)
  • A Grammar of the Irish Language for the Use of Schools (1878)
  • Old Celtic Romances, Translated from the Gaelic (1879)
  • Philip's Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland (1881)
  • The Geography of the Counties of Ireland (1883)
  • A Short History of Ireland (1893)
  • Outlines of the History of Ireland (1896)
  • A Child's History of Ireland (1897)
  • A Reading Book in Irish History (1900)
  • A Social History of Ancient Ireland , 2 vols. (1903)
  • A Concise History of Ireland (1903)
  • A Smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland (1906)
  • The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization (1907)
  • English as We Speak it in Ireland (1910)
  • The Wonders of Ireland and Other Papers on Irish Subjects (1911)

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personal data
SURNAME Joyce, Patrick Weston
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joyce, PW
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish historian, writer, music collector and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Ballyhoura Mountains
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1914
Place of death Dublin