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Dublin: Gill & Macmillan Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo 0717131254 Dust jacket complete. Black cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. xvii, 243 pages clean and tight. The theory and practice of Irish name-giving has developed in many directions, and it is the purpose of this book to attempt to document, discuss and characterize some of the more significant of these. The author offers a comprehensive view of a field that is altering rapidly under pressure of wider social change but which nevertheless remains fundamental to the way we categorize and verbalize Irish culture. Divided into two parts, the first is a discussion of place names, proper names, brand names and nicknames. The author traces the changing patterns and fashions in the naming of things and places in Ireland starting with the name of the island itself. It is Ireland in common speech, Eire on official documents, and Erin and the ould sod…
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- Title Naming Names: Who, What, Where in Irish Names
- Author Bernard Share
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gill & Company, Dublin
- Date October 1, 2001
- ISBN 9780717131259 / 0717131254
- Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.46 x 6.36 x 1.02 in (24.03 x 16.15 x 2.59 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 929
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Share, Bernard, 2001. Dublin : Gill & Macmillan. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvii, 243p ; 24 cm. Subjects; Names, Geographical Ireland. Names, Geographical Ireland ; Dictionaries. Names, Personal Ireland. Names, Personal Ireland ; Dictionaries.
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