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Ancestry.com - Search Reference Materials & Finding Aids Records

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancient Irish Proper Names

An examination of the origin and meaning of some Irish surnames and forenames, taken from John O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation.

British and Irish Given Names

This webpage provides a free lesson that explores the historical development of British given names. It also provides links to books and talks that discuss the popularity, spelling variants, diminutives and other factos relating to English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh given names.

British and Irish Surnames

Explore the historical development of surnames in the free lesson on this webpage. Also, explore the problems associated with finding surname variants because of interpretations and misinterpretations of the sounds and letters of British and Irish surnames.

Celtic Surnames - "For the Tongue of the Gael" by Tomas O Flannghaile, 1896

A examination of the Celtic origin of many surnames (mainly Irish, but including Cornish, Breton, Scottish, Manx, and Welsh), and some Christian names, which have now become Anglicised.

Diffusion of surname - Republic of Ireland Surname Map

dúchas.ie - Irish Surname Index

This is a collection of surnames that developed from the work of the Irish Folklore Commission and it is being made available here under an open licence by Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and the National Folklore Collection, UCD. Please note that this is not an authoritative index of surnames, nor has it been edited.

Gaelic Dictionaries Online

Scottish, Irish, and Manx Gaelic dictionaries.

Google Translate

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Irish Adfixes

Some leading prefixes and affixes employed in the formation of Irish proper names, e.g. Beag, Mac, Og, Muintir, etc. etc.

Irish dictionary online, Irish gaelic dictionary, Irish Dictionary, Gaelic dictionary, translate Irish, Irish language dictionary.

A premium online Irish Gaelic dictionary providing quick word searches, definitions and usage.

Irish Names

Common Irish first names.

Irish Names - From Ancient to Modern

Meanings and origins of first names.

Irish Names and Surnames

A scholarly work on Irish names by the Rev. Patrick Woulfe, first published in1921. The book includes more than 3,500 surname entries that provide the origin and meaning of each name, as well as its English equivalents.

Irish Surnames Site

Information on seven hundred of the most numerous surnames in Ireland. Gaelic form, English variants, septs and branches, territory of origin, distribution and estimated number of bearers in Ireland, frequency in British Isles and in the United States.

JohnGrenham.com - Irish names

Links to Irish Names

Accepts submissions of web URL's for Irish name web homepages.

Origin and Meaning of Irish Surnames

An overview of the history of Gaelic, Norman, English, Viking, Huguenot and Palatine surnames found in Ireland, with an A-Z.

The 'Muls' and 'Gils': Some Irish Surnames

An examination of the origin and meaning of Irish surnames beginning with the prefixes 'Mul' and 'Gil', amongst other names.

The Revival of Irish Names

A list of some Irish baptismal names, with origins or meanings, and a guide to pronunciation.