Liam Price (February 1891 – 1967) was a
County Wicklow
County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...
judge, historian and former president of the
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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(RSAI) who published work on historical topography and the history of placenames, especially for the county of Wicklow, where he was a
district justice. His work on these areas has been published in journals and books and his contribution, totalling about 40 papers,
was acknowledged in a special issue of the ''Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland'' in 1965, shortly before his death in 1967.
Education and employment
* MA (TCD) Classics (awarded Senior Moderatorship and Vice-Chancellor's Latin Medal for his study of Lucretius)
* Appointed District Justice 1922 and assigned to Wicklow District 1924
* Retired 1960
* Honorary doctorate (
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...
) 1965
Professional associations
* Member of the National Monuments Advisory Council
* Member of the Archaeological Exploration Committee of the
Royal Irish Academy
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* Member of the
Irish Folklore Commission
The Irish Folklore Commission (''Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann'' in Irish) was set up in 1935 by the Irish Government to study and collect information on the folklore and traditions of Ireland.
History
Séamus Ó Duilearga (James Hamilton Dela ...
* Member of the Board of Visitors of the
National Museum of Ireland
* Member of the Irish Place-names Commission
* Member 1926-1933; fellow 1934-1959; honorary life fellow from 1959; member of the council 1931-1934; honorary editor 1935-1944, 1957–1963; president 1949-1952 of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Publications
Books
# The Liam Price notebooks: the placenames, antiquities and topography of County Wicklow, Published by the Department of the Environment, Dublin, 2002.
# The Place Names of County Wicklow (two parts published by Royal Irish Academy, subsequent 6 parts published by the
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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)
Selected journal articles
# Hearth Money Rolls for County Wicklow - transcription of placenames appearing on Hearth Money Rolls dating from 1668.
# The ages of stone and bronze in county Wicklow - details the archaeological evidence for settlements in South County Dublin and Wicklow including a series of sepulchral urns held at the National Museum of Ireland, one from Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow.
# The antiquities and placenames of South County Dublin - draws information from the Down survey maps to describe various antiquities across the south of County Dublin, including Ballinascorney, Tallaght Hill and Saggart Hill
# Powerscourt and the territory of Fercullen
- describes the medieval history of North county Wicklow and the ancient territory of Fercullen, granted to the O'Tooles in 1540.
References
External links
The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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1967 deaths
People from County Wicklow
District Court (Ireland) judges
Irish antiquarians
1891 births
20th-century antiquarians