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Irish Place Names
Flanagan, Deirdre; Flanagan, Laurence
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Description for Irish Place Names
paperback. This complete guide to Irish place names, explains the origin and derivation of over 3,000 cities, towns, villages and physical features. Num Pages: 279 pages, b&w line drawings, maps, bibliogrpahy, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GBGP; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
This is the most complete guide to Irish place-names published in modern times. It explains the origin and derivation of the names of over 3,000 cities, towns, villages and physical features.
The book is in two parts. The first is a list of root or stem words that form the basis of the most common Irish place-names. The second, related to this list, is an exhaustive gazetteer of all 3,000 locations with accompanying explanations.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717133963
SKU
KSG0038670
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Flanagan, Deirdre; Flanagan, Laurence
The late Laurence Flanagan was a freelance writer and a former Keeper of Antiquities at The Ulster Museum. He is an author of Favourite Irish Names for Children, Favourite Irish Names for Your Baby and Irish Place Names.
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