Irish Place Names by Deirdre Flanagan

Irish Place Names by Deirdre Flanagan

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This guide to Irish place names explains the origin and derivation of the names of over 3000 cities, towns, villages and physical features. The first part is a list of root or stem words which form the basis of common Irish place names, the second part is a gazetteer of locations.

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Irish Place Names by Deirdre Flanagan

This is a guide to Irish place names published in modern times. It explains the origin and derivation of the names of over 3000 cities, towns, villages and physical features. The book is in two parts. The first is a list of root or stem words which form the basis of the most common Irish place names. The second, related to this list, is an exhaustive gazetteer of all 3000 locations with accompanying explanations.
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ISBN 13 9780717120666
ISBN 10 071712066X
Title Irish Place Names
Author Deirdre Flanagan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gill
Year published 1994-03-31
Number of pages 224
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