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Rev. Daniel A. Beaufort's Tour of Kerry, 1788

Author: Daniel A. Beaufort

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Gerard J. Lyne

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Notes

We are very grateful to Gerard Lyne, formerly Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland, and the Board of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society for their kind permission to publish this material in electronic form on CELT.

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  2. See also: Trinity College Library, Ms. 4031: Daniel Augustus Beaufort, mapmaker, vicar of Collon, 1739-1821. Diary vol. V, 19 November 1786 to 30 April 1790.
  3. See also: Trinity College Library, Ms. 4033: Daniel Augustus Beaufort's journal of a tour in the north of Ireland, 9 October to 8 November 1807; journal of a tour in the west of Ireland, 9 August to 8 October 1808 with a few added entries of October 20.
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    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Gerard J. Lyne, Rev. Daniel A. Beaufort's Tour of Kerry, 1788 in Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, Ed. Kieran O'Shea. , Naas, Leinster Leader (1985) volume 18 page 183–214

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Created: By Daniel A. Beaufort (1739–1821) (August 1788)

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Language: [EN] The translation is in English.
Language: [LA] Some terms are in Latin.
Language: [GA] Some words are in Irish.
Language: [ES] Two words are in Spanish.
Language: [FR] A few words are in French.

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