Irish Names

Donncha O'Corrain (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2018
The Lilliput Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-946640-66-9 (ISBN)

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The Lilliput Press is delighted to be once again making available this quintessential guide to Irish names, a scholarly and authoritative classic now in its sixth reprinting. Listing almost a thousand names selected from the enormous wealth of historical sources – annals, genealogies, myth, legend and epic poetry – that make up the literature of early medieval Ireland, this is not only a book for parents-to-be, but also an important record of Irish history and culture. Of the extraordinary variety of names available to the early Irish – some twelve thousand are recorded – only a handful are in current use. This indispensible work of reference explains the background and meaning of these names, providing a fascinating insight into the society in which they had their origin.

Donnchadh Ó Corráin (1942-2017) was an Irish historian and Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at University College Cork. In 1982, he founded the Medieval Academy of Ireland and established its journal, Peritia, which he edited from its first edition until the year before his death. He published extensively on Irish history throughout his career. Fidelma Maguire is Ó Corráin’s wife and before her retirement was a teacher of history.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2018
Verlagsort	Dublin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	136 x 216 mm
Gewicht	250 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-946640-66-1 / 0946640661
ISBN-13	978-0-946640-66-9 / 9780946640669
Zustand	Neuware