Irish families great and small, genealogy, history, names. Olaughlin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Many more cork families are given here, and additional information can be found on families included in the first volume to the series. Although touted as an all new master index that contains more irish family surnames. Irish families great and small, genealogy, history, names, locations irish families project. In this culmination of 3 decades of detailed research. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Common knowledge series the book of irish families, great and small. The book of irish families, great and small series. Olaughlins most popular book is the book of irish families great and small.
Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. There are several maps of the county, drawn at different times in the history of the county. Celtic stuff so much in common with native american stuff of course, the runes and swastikas arent celtic. Huguenot families in ireland french and fleming huguenot families settled in the 17th century in dublin, kilkenny.
Best irish childrens books to read before you visit ireland. The best single book for finding any irish family surname, there are more names, arms, and locations here than in any other book. Carew and clare, among hundreds of others given in this book along with family history notes. I recently heard a trio of irish authors claim that the combination of dreary weather and irelands troubled history produces a very particular kind of fiction that is dark and moody but also funny. Michael c olaughlin a magnificent world class illustration of irish family history, this book is the culmination of 4 decades of research by the i. In addition to the 2,000 family histories, over 18,000 names are included from the master book of irish surnames, whcih is a location index for irish family names. The book of irish families, great and small by michael c. Names, locations, origins and coats of arms of old irish, scots and english in all 32 counties of ireland vol. It covers thousands of families from all of ireland. An outline of the history of the county as it relates to irish families, and to irish research, is included, along with an exhaustive history of thousands of limerick families. Jan 01, 2000 the families of county clare, ireland. F hundreds of families from each county are given in part one with.
Over one thousand entries from the archives of the irish genealogical foundation ebook written by michael c. This is the master volume to the 28 book set on irish family history from the irish genealogical foundation, known as the irish family project. Families of county cork, ireland book of irish families. Over four thousand entries from the archives of the irish genealogical foundation olaughlin, michael c. Welcome to the ireland book discussion irelandbookdiscussionl mailing list. The book of irish families, great and small series librarything.
Truly a must have resource for finding numerous and scarce names in ireland. Jan 07, 2015 this small hardcover book begins with maps and a brief history of county cork including mentions of the normans, vikings, ancient bloodlines, tribes and invasions. The conquest of ireland an historical and genealogical account of the plantation in ulster with names of catholics and protestants affected. The given name is an anglicised form of the gaelic gille easbaig also rendered gilleasbaig, meaning bishops servant. The bulk of the book is an alphabetical list of surnames with related spellings and a history of the family name. Limerick is the 5th volume in the series, which covers every county in ireland and northern ireland. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the families of county clare, ireland. Olaughlin 1997, hardcover, anniversary at the best online prices at ebay. Mar 20, 2016 2 oleahy in our irish genealogies book. Hallissey is an englishlanguage surname, derived from the irish language, and traditionally associated with the irish counties of cork and kerry. Part three this is the expanded, complete index to the irish families project, giving you the index to all 34 books in the irish families series. Get book of irish families v 1 great and small pdf file for free from our online library pdf file.
Border art our genealogy clan maps of scotland and ireland and irish and scottish clan. Genealogy sites genealogy research family genealogy family tree research my family history family roots the book irish roots tips. This is done because our list numbers are small, just about 100 at this time, and because much of the information posted in replies to queries is also helpful to others on the list. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Other englishlanguage surnames cognate to hallissey include hallessy, hallisey, hallisy, hallissy, hallisay, o hallishy, and o hallyse. See our irish genealogy book playlist on youtube here. Read online now book of irish families v 1 great and small ebook pdf at our library. Irish families contains many family names left out of other popular works, including those of edward maclysaght, patrick woulfe and john ohart. Olaughlin, 2002, irish genealogical foundation edition, in english 3rd ed. Best irish childrens books to read before you visit.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The leading reference book on irish families, it has more surnames and family histories than in any other similar work. Limerick greatly expands upon the coverage given in that book and adds several hundred new families. The origin and history of irish names of places author. They can provide valuable information and historical context about the sights you will come across.
This includes all spellings of the names given, tied to the county book in which it appears, and that can serve as a clue to researchers as well as a research source. This is the largest documented, illustrated collection of irish coats of arms in print, with rare family history and genealogy from sources in the 18th and 19th centuries. County down genealogy and family history notes, volume 14 in the series, expands upon that coverage with added families and new resources just for down. Although touted as an all new master index that contains more irish family surnames, locations, and sources than any work in print, this book is far from allencompassing. The surname index to this first volume, and to volumes 2 through 28, is found in part iii of this book. The researcher should consult that index as well as the location index found in part ii of this book. The book of irish families great and small by michael c. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Publication date 1997 topics names, personal ireland. The surname gillespie is an anglicised form of the scottish gaelic mac gille easbuig, and the irish mac giolla easpaig, both of which mean servant of the bishop. Oct 19, 20 irish families great and small, genealogy, history, names, locations irish families project. Olaughlin has 51 books on goodreads with 269 ratings.
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