Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names

by Ronan Coghlan and Ida Grehan

Book Overview

3 books in one: Irish First Names, Irish Family Names, and Irish Place Names. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080696944X
• ISBN13: 9780806969442
• Release Date: December 1899
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A nice reference, not complete, but good value for the price

This book contains two main sections. The first gives us a list of first names currently in use in Ireland and their history and meaning. It is moderately thorough, and contains a number of names which are not Celtic in their roots. The second section covers some of the more common family names in use in Ireland, with black and white pictures of the crests. A pronunciation guide would have been helpful, but is lacking. All in all, a nice book to add to one's library of Irish reference books.

Helpful Reference Source Only

Good source of frequently used first names in both Irish and English and their meanings. Lists of the most prominent Irish family names with crest (no color) and short history. Final section lists some Irish placenames and meaning of words.