Patrick Weston Joyce, commonly known as P. W. Joyce (1827 – 7 January 1914) was an Irish historian, writer and music collector, known particularly for his research in Irish etymology and local place names of Ireland.
Robert Dwyer Joyce was a younger brother. Joyce was a native Irish speaker who started his education at a hedge school. He then attended school in Mitchelstown, County Cork.
Joyce started work in 1845 with the Commission of National Education. He became a teacher and principal of the Model School, Clonmel. In 1856 he was one of fifteen teachers selected to re-organize the national school system in Ireland. Meanwhile he earned his B.A. in 1861 and M.A. in 1863 from Trinity College, Dublin.[1]
Joyce was a key cultural figure of his time. His wide interests included the Irish language, Hiberno-English, music, education, Irish literature and folklore, Irish history and antiquities, place-names and much else. He produced many works on the history and culture of Ireland. His most enduring work is the pioneering The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places (first edition published in 1869).[2] He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy.[3]
Collection at St. Patrick's College
The P.W. Joyce collection at the Cregan Library in St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin, reflects many of Joyce's interests and includes several rarities.[citation needed] These include autographed presentation copies by Joyce and his brother Robert, as well as books from Joyce's own library. The collection also contains nine manuscripts associated with Joyce and his family members, including a manuscript in P.W. Joyce's own hand of Echtra Cormaic itir Tairngiri agus Ceart Claíd Cormaic (Adventures of Cormac in the Land of Promise), a passage from the Book of Ballymote, which Joyce translated into English.[citation needed]
Select works
The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places (3 volumes, 1869, 1875, 1913)
Irish Local Names Explained (1870)
Ancient Irish music (1873), with piano accompaniments by John William Glover (1815–1899)
A Handbook of School Management (1876)
An Irish Grammar (1878)
On the Old Celtic Romances (1879)
Old Irish Folk Music, 842 airs, partly from the Forde and Pigot collections (1909)
Irish Peasant Songs
Irish Music and Song (1888)
A Concise History of Rome: From the Foundation of Rome to the Death of Trajan, 117 A.D.
A Concise History of Ireland
A History of Gaelic Ireland from the Earliest Times to 1608 (1893)
English as We Speak it in Ireland (1910)
Ireland's Battles and Battlefields
Irish Names of Places
Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
A Social History of Ancient Ireland, 2 vols. (1906)
The Story of Ancient Irish Civilisation (1907)
The Wonders of Ireland (1911)
Bibliography
Margaret Drabble (ed.), The Oxford Companion of English Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985)
Seamus Deane (ed.), The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing (Derry: Field Day, 1991), vol. 2
References
^ abBoylan, Henry (1998). "Joyce, Patrick Weston". A Dictionary of Irish Biography. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 198. ISBN0-7171-2945-4.
^Robert Hogan, ed., Dictionary of Irish Literature (Dublin: Gill & Macmillan 1979)
^"J.H. Lloyd (Seosamh Laoide), MRIA, 1865-1939 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers" (PDF). Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
Wikisource has original works by or about: Patrick Weston Joyce
Works by Patrick Weston Joyce at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
A Concise History of Ireland (by P. W. Joyce)
Origin and History of Irish Names of Places Available online at Archive.org
Limerick County Council Joyce collection
February 01, 2023
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Patrick Weston Joyce commonly known as P W Joyce 1827 7 January 1914 was an Irish historian writer and music collector known particularly for his research in Irish etymology and local place names of Ireland P W JoyceSPIL RSAIDr P W JoyceBorn1827Ballyorgan County Limerick IrelandDied7 January 1914 1914 01 07 aged 86 Dublin IrelandOccupationauthor historianNationalityIrishAlma materTrinity College DublinSubjectIrish place names root words literature folkloreNotable worksThe Origin and History of Irish Names of Places A Social History of Ancient IrelandRelativesRobert Dwyer Joyce Sean Mor Seoighe Contents 1 Biography 2 Collection at St Patrick s College 3 Select works 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHe was born in Ballyorgan in the Ballyhoura Mountains on the borders of counties Limerick and Cork in Ireland and grew up in nearby Glenosheen The family claimed descent from one Sean Mor Seoighe fl 1680 a stonemason from Connemara County Galway Robert Dwyer Joyce was a younger brother Joyce was a native Irish speaker who started his education at a hedge school He then attended school in Mitchelstown County Cork Joyce started work in 1845 with the Commission of National Education He became a teacher and principal of the Model School Clonmel In 1856 he was one of fifteen teachers selected to re organize the national school system in Ireland Meanwhile he earned his B A in 1861 and M A in 1863 from Trinity College Dublin 1 He was principal of the Training College Marlborough Street in Dublin from 1874 to 1893 As a member of the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language he wrote an Irish Grammar in 1878 He was President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland from 1906 to 1908 an association of which he was a member from 1865 1 Joyce was a key cultural figure of his time His wide interests included the Irish language Hiberno English music education Irish literature and folklore Irish history and antiquities place names and much else He produced many works on the history and culture of Ireland His most enduring work is the pioneering The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places first edition published in 1869 2 He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy 3 Collection at St Patrick s College EditThe P W Joyce collection at the Cregan Library in St Patrick s College Drumcondra Dublin reflects many of Joyce s interests and includes several rarities citation needed These include autographed presentation copies by Joyce and his brother Robert as well as books from Joyce s own library The collection also contains nine manuscripts associated with Joyce and his family members including a manuscript in P W Joyce s own hand of Echtra Cormaic itir Tairngiri agus Ceart Claid Cormaic Adventures of Cormac in the Land of Promise a passage from the Book of Ballymote which Joyce translated into English citation needed Select works EditThe Origin and History of Irish Names of Places 3 volumes 1869 1875 1913 Irish Local Names Explained 1870 Ancient Irish music 1873 with piano accompaniments by John William Glover 1815 1899 A Handbook of School Management 1876 An Irish Grammar 1878 On the Old Celtic Romances 1879 Old Irish Folk Music 842 airs partly from the Forde and Pigot collections 1909 Irish Peasant Songs Irish Music and Song 1888 A Concise History of Rome From the Foundation of Rome to the Death of Trajan 117 A D A Concise History of Ireland A History of Gaelic Ireland from the Earliest Times to 1608 1893 English as We Speak it in Ireland 1910 Ireland s Battles and Battlefields Irish Names of Places Old Irish Folk Music and Songs A Social History of Ancient Ireland 2 vols 1906 The Story of Ancient Irish Civilisation 1907 The Wonders of Ireland 1911 Bibliography EditMargaret Drabble ed The Oxford Companion of English Literature Oxford Oxford University Press 1985 Seamus Deane ed The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Derry Field Day 1991 vol 2References Edit a b Boylan Henry 1998 Joyce Patrick Weston A Dictionary of Irish Biography Dublin Gill and MacMillan p 198 ISBN 0 7171 2945 4 Robert Hogan ed Dictionary of Irish Literature Dublin Gill amp Macmillan 1979 J H Lloyd Seosamh Laoide MRIA 1865 1939 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers PDF Royal Irish Academy Retrieved 27 November 2021 External links Edit Wikisource has original works by or about Patrick Weston Joyce Works by Patrick Weston Joyce at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Patrick Weston Joyce at Internet Archive Works by Patrick Weston Joyce at LibriVox public domain audiobooks A Concise History of Ireland by P W Joyce Origin and History of Irish Names of Places Available online at Archive org Limerick County Council Joyce collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Weston Joyce amp oldid 1093837323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
