CUIRTÉIS, Éamon. Ed. by. Cuisle na hÉigse. Cnuasacht Dán do Ceapadh le n-ar Linn Féin.

Átha Cliath: Mártan Lester, 1920. Crown octavo. pp. 62. Stiff printed wrappers with flaps. A very good copy with repair to spine. Jisc Library Hub locates the TCD copy only. Edmund Curtis (1881-1943), historian, was born in Lancashire of Irish parents. At the age of fifteen while working in a factory, he published poems which attracted support for his education. After degrees at Oxford he was appointed Professor of History at Trinity College, Dublin in 1914, becoming Lecky Professor in 1939. His major works include: History of Ireland, History of Medieval Ireland, Irish Historical Documents 1172-1922, Calendar of Ormond Deeds.

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