Publisher's Synopsis
Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames. The Surnames of Ireland is a detailed and compact guide giving a wealth of information on the background of family names. More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed.
This book, which was first published in 1957 and now is in its sixth edition, is being reprinted for the fourth time and remains the definitive record of Irish surnames, their genealogy and their origins.
