Smithfield and the Parish of St. Paul, Dublin, 1698-1750 |
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| Editor:
| Gillespie, Raymond |
| Author:
| Twomey, Brendan |
| Series title: | Maynooth Studies in Local History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85182-895-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Four Courts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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In the 1720's William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely within the jurisdiction of the local Church of Ireland vestry of St. Paul's parish of which Hendrick was a member. The book anlayses the physical development and the civic administration of the Smithfield area in the first half of the eighteenth century. It also gives short biographies of a number of the leading members of the...
More DescriptionIn the 1720's William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely within the jurisdiction of the local Church of Ireland vestry of St. Paul's parish of which Hendrick was a member. The book anlayses the physical development and the civic administration of the Smithfield area in the first half of the eighteenth century. It also gives short biographies of a number of the leading members of the local Protestant elite in this period.