"What was an angel? Castle chamber? Raskins? A Cunningham acre? Letters patent? Where do you go to find out what a Brunswick club was? How do you find out the meanings of legal terms associated with the courts and land conveyancing?" "This dictionary attempts to answer such questions for the Irish local historian." "Also included are numerous entries relating to national and regional institutions such as parliament and the courts, administrative structures, religion, education, historical records, land law, lay associations, political movements, architecture and archaeology."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved