County Cork Ancient Geography
Categories: Ancient Geography
The oldest source of information that we possess regarding the ancient geography of Ireland is contained in the work of the second-century Alexandrian, Ptolemy. The following are the geographical names which he gives for the region now called the province of Munster : on the West Coast, the River Dour, probably one of the inlets [...]
The oldest source of information that we possess regarding the ancient geography of Ireland is contained in the work of the second-century Alexandrian, Ptolemy. The following are the geographical names which he gives for the region now called the province of Munster : on the West Coast, the River Dour, probably one of the inlets of the sea (such as the Kenmare river) at the south-west of Ireland. South of this is the Hiernos Potamos-another of these estuaries. This south-west corner of ... Read More
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