The Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names

Coghlan, Ronan; Grehan, Ida; Joyce, P. W.

ISBN 10: 080696944X / ISBN 13: 9780806969442

Published by Sterling Pub Co Inc (edition First Edition), 1899

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 080696944X-7-1-13

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1899
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080696944X
• ISBN 13: 9780806969442
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Explains the origin, history, and meaning of Irish names, and shows Irish coats of arms

Reviews

This ready-reference tool is a short and inexpensive guide to the history and meaning of first, family, and place names and very similar to Coghlan's Irish First Names (Johnston & Bacon, 1979). It also contains a brief chronology of Irish history, Irish root words, and a pronunciation guide. Similar and more rigorous books, such as Edward MacLysaght's classic The Surnames of Ireland (LJ 8/70) and Irish Families (1951; Irish Academic Pr., 1985. rev. ed.) and other recent titles provide color heraldic illustrations, describe the coats of arms, and include far more names. The lack of descriptions for coats of arms limits this book's usefulness. However, for home and small libraries where an all-in-one synthesis of Irish names will be valuable, this is an affordable beginning reference work.
- Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress
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