Navigation

From Gaillimh to Galway: The Anglicisation of Irish Place Names

Availability: In Stock
ISBN: 9781803993423
AuthorBurnell, Tom
Pub Date25/05/2023
BindingPaperback
CountryGBR
Dewey914.5003
Quick overview An invaluable and detailed directory of anglicised Irish place names
€22.61

Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from? Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this is the book for you.

Featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the all available place names in their anglicised form and broken down into their relevant word or words this work by Tom Burnell will become the standard text for all those searching for authentic place-name information.

In it the challenges of conflicting interpretations are tackled impartially and missing letters explored. It is an invaluable tool for researchers, amateur historians, the merely curious and general readers.

Product description

Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from? Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this is the book for you.

Featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the all available place names in their anglicised form and broken down into their relevant word or words this work by Tom Burnell will become the standard text for all those searching for authentic place-name information.

In it the challenges of conflicting interpretations are tackled impartially and missing letters explored. It is an invaluable tool for researchers, amateur historians, the merely curious and general readers.

Customers who bought this item also bought

Crean: The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero

Foley, Tim
9781785374562
Now revealed comprehensively for the first time in Crean -The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero, discover the remarkable saga of Tom Crean, a humble hero whose story the world has been bereft of for too long.
€17.99

Cold-Water Eden

Fitzgerald, Richie
9780008550592
An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world's most captivating big-wave surfing destinations.
€11.94

Perfectly Imperfect : Embrace your difference, find your superpower

Keane, Ellen
9780717196166
Embrace your authentic self with paralympic champion and Dancing with the Stars finalist, Ellen Keane.
€24.99