A COMPENDIUM OF THE HISTORY OF IRELAND FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD, TO THE REIGN OF GEORGE I.
Belfast, Ireland: Joseph Smyth, 1815. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.4 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 528, viii (appndix), [1] (index}. Rebound in dark, smooth half calf with decorative rule in blind over marbled boards. Gilt ttle on black panel, and four raised bands with gilt bandlines, to spine. Untrimmed edges. Newer endpapers. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1839, to front flyleaf. Wrinkles to several pages at center of textblock. Very Good. Item #88765
John Lawless (1773-1837) was born in Dublin and was the son of a brewer. He later moved to northern Ireland and became editor of the Ulster Register and the Belfast Magazine and a prominent member of the Liberal party. As a member of the committee of the Catholic Association in the 1820s he campaigned strongly for Catholic emancipation. His radical views were distrusted both by the government, who ordered copies of his 1818 book on Belfast politics to be burnt, and by Daniel O'Connell who referred to him as 'Mad Lawless'. His unflinching integrity from his admirers gained him the title of "Honwst Jack Lawless". (from Univ. of Nottingham Library).
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