Ordnance Survey Letters Meath: Letters Containing Information Relative to the Antiquities of the County of Meath Collected During the Progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1836"John O'Donovan's Letters are reports written from the field to the Superintendent of the Ordnance Survey, Thomas Larcom, discussing the English orthography of the names to be printed on the first edition of the Survey's maps. O'Donovan began work in Meath in July, 1836." -- back inside flap of dust jacket. |
Contents
ODonovans sketchmap of the remains at Tailteann | 12 |
ODonovans sketchplan of the Boyne and Blackwater rivers | 66 |
ODonovans sketchplan of the Boyne and Blackwater rivers | 77 |
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Adamnan ancient Irish anglicised Annals Athboy August Balrathboyne Barony Boyne Brugh na Boinne called Teampall called Tobar celebrated Church in ruins Cill Cluain Cormac Mac Art County Cross Dagda Dear Sir Dinnseanchus Donaghmore Donaghpatrick Dowth Dublin Duleek Dunboyne Dunshaughlin erected Family names Gabhra hill Hill of Tara holy House of Cletty Ireland Irish Calendar Irish names John O'Donovan Journal of Rebellion July Keating Kells Ph King Larcom letter Loughan Loughcrew Loughcrew Ph Magh Meath mentioned by Colgan Mentioned in Journal miles moat Monastery Monknewtown mound Moynalty Name Book natives Navan Nobber O'Conor O'Keeffe Old Castle old Church Ordnance Orestown original Pagan Parish Patron Day Patron Saint perches Petrie PH Baile Ph is called Rath Rathfeigh Rathkenny Rathregan Ratoath Ratoath Ph Rebellion of 1641 River Rodanus Siddan Slane Slieve St Patrick Stackallan stone Tailteann Tara Ph Tea-mur Teach Miodhchuarta Teltown Teltown Ph territory Tlachtgha town townland Trim