History of Irish Church at the turn of 19th century and The Antiquities of Ireland by Edward Ledwich

The article examines the book "The Antiquities of Ireland" by Edward Ledwich, published in two editions — in 1790 and 1804. The work, which was very popular at the time, is now almost forgotten, but nevertheless, the figure of Ledwich still arouses the interest of specialists in Irish historiography and the history of thought. The main topic of the work is the analysis of the history of the Irish Church in Ledwich’s book and Ledwich’s use of Irish historical sources proper.