ROBINSON, Tim. Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom.

Dublin: Penguin Ireland, 2011. First edition. .pp. xix, 409, including bibliography and index. Original blue publisher’s boards, titled in gilt on spine, in the original illustrated dust jacket. A fine bright copy.

An important work of Irish topographical writing by Tim Robinson (1935–2020), widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of the Irish landscape. Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom forms the second volume of Robinson’s monumental exploration of the Connemara region, combining history, folklore, archaeology, geology and linguistic scholarship.

Drawing upon decades of meticulous fieldwork and cartographic study, Robinson traces the cultural and physical landscape of Connemara, exploring townlands, islands, local traditions and the survival of the Irish language in the west of Ireland. His work stands as one of the most remarkable literary and scholarly undertakings devoted to any Irish region.

A key modern contribution to Irish topographical literature.

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