Surnames of Ireland

200+ FAMILY LOCATION MAPS IN FULL COLOUR. ORIGINS, LOCATIONS & HISTORIES OF IRISH FAMILIES FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE 20th CENTURY. This book brings colour to the study of Irish surnames. It illustrates on maps of Ireland the distribution of the selected names across the country with text alongside the maps providing the number of families with the name. Where significant in a county, it gives the percentage of the population having the name against the population of the county. The book covers both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As well as names originating in Ireland and the Irish language, its examples therefore also include names found in Ireland that are from Scotland, England and Wales. Experts on the origin and meaning of the names include Irish experts Rev Patrick Woulfe and Edward MacLysaght, George F Black for Scottish names and Prof P H Reaney for other names in the British Isles. The book combines modern statistical analysis and colour presentation with the work of these authorities.