History of Enniscorthy, and the Neighbouhood, with Interesting Chronicles of Co. Wexford. Author inscribed to tile page.

History of Enniscorthy, and the Neighborhood, with Interesting Chronicles of Co. Wexford. Author inscribed to tile page.

Author: Flood, W.H. Grattan 1 November 1857 – 6 August 1928

12mo.(4.5" x 6.875")1920. Flood, W.H. Grattan. Enniscorthy. The Echo Printing Works. Quarter dark brown polished calf with corners fancy blindstamp rule to all leather edge, over marbled boards. Spine with gilt title to gilt rule bordered burgundy leather vertically, gilt rule band to hed and foot of spine. Dated inscription from the author to the top of the title page, affecting text. Rust stains from original staples to gutter of each page.

From Wiki: Chevalier William Henry Grattan Flood (baptised 1 November 1857 – 6 August 1928) was a noted Irish author, composer, musicologist and historian. As a writer and ecclesiastical composer, his personal contributions to Irish music produced enduring works, although he is regarded today as controversial due to the inaccuracy of some of his work. As a historian, his output was prolific on topics of local and national historical or biographical interest. In 1917, Flood was awarded the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice by Pope Benedict XV and in 1922 was elevated by Pope Leo XIII to the Order of St Gregory with the title Chevalier, thereafter he was often called "Chevalier Flood". Flood is a highly controversial figure in Irish musicology. He has undoubtedly inspired a lot of more recent research, but "his appreciation of detail was enthusiastic rather than thorough, and the contents of his books were often distorted by his national and religious commitment". Although he is known to have had access to sources in the Public Record Office which burnt down in the Irish Civil War in 1922, "he renders himself untrustworthy by the fact that, where his sources can be checked, he sometimes misquotes or misinterprets them; and he is too ready to jump to conclusions which are presented as if they were facts." On the other hand, he wrote "at a time when it [i.e. Irish music] was either scorned or ignored, except by a few enthusiasts." Flood's most adventurous claims included an "Irish Ancestry of Garland, Dowland, Campion and Purcell". Therefore, his writings on musical history may need to be met with some caution.

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