Irish Names and Surnames, with Explanatory and Historical Notes

Rev. Patrick Woulfe

ISBN 10: 0806303816 / ISBN 13: 9780806303819

Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2010

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Irish Names and Surnames, with Explanatory and Historical Notes | Rev. Patrick Woulfe | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2010 | Genealogical Publishing Company | EAN 9780806303819 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Irish Names and Surnames, with Explanatory and Historical Notes
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806303816
• ISBN 13: 9780806303819
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 40D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 40 millimeters depth
• Weight: 921 grams
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Synopsis

In compiling this authoritative dictionary, Fr. Woulfe spent 25 years in the field collecting names, communicating with native Irish-speakers, and studying the different forms of Gaelic. The work begins with an illuminating history of Irish names, followed by the great dictionary--700 pages of Irish names in two arrangements: English-Irish and Irish-English. The English-Irish section contains 3,500 Christian names and surnames, each dealt with as a separate group. The Irish-English section, containing over 7,000 entries, gives the original form of the surname and its precise meaning, then its English equivalent and the former and present location in Ireland. Besides personal names, there is a section on Irish clan names, which are of great importance in tracing the early history of Irish families.