Description from the book flap: King"s Kerry was originally published as The History of Kerry. It was re-issued in 1931 under the new title County Kerry - Past and Present. It incorporates King"s Irish-English Dictionary which has a fascinating bearing on many of the words and names appearing in the text. County Kerry is a handbook of the local and family history of County Kerry. It is arranged according to subject matter from A to Z and the 7,000 headings give invaluable information about the county. There are articles on each family name and townland (with derivation) as well as on general subjects dealing with Kerry.