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(1827-1914)
Patrick  Weston Joyce was
born in the mountain village of Ballyorgan on the borders of counties
Limerick and Cork, when he was quite young his family moved to Glenosheen,
a native Irish speaker he was educated at hedge schools in Kilfinane,
Kilmallock, Galbally Co. Limerick and Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.
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 was principal of the
Training College, Marlborough Street, in Dublin from 1874 to 1893.
He attained a BA at Trinity College Dublin
and a MA in 1864 later he taught in Clonmel County Tipperary he
was appointed Principal of Marlborough St. Teacher Training College,
where he served from 1874 to 1893.
He became an association member of the Royal
Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in 1865 and served as its president
between the years of 1906-8
In 1845 he started work with the Board of
National Education, during his life he produced many literary based
mainly on the History of Ireland, he is probably remembered most
for The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places which was produced
in three volumes (1869, 1875, 1913) these works were widely acclaimed
at at the time, his prolific pen also produced. |
