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A hardcover copy, Phoenix Press, Undated of a key work of Irish placenames and topography - P.W Joyce's Irish Names of Places, Volume II. This is the standalone second volume in what was eventually a three volume linked series.
Solid in light green cloth, titles in gold to spine, some sun fade to spine. Embossed gold motif on the front cover, and small shamrock floral motif to spine. Binding tight, a copy in very good condition.
This book discusses the origins of Irish placenames, ( it's not a gazetteer or listing, but rather a discussion of origins of words and names, arranged thematically - under headings such as animal based names, quagmires and watery places, the surface of the land, situation, names from family surnames etc ( and this is only a selection). There is also an alphabetical index of placenames and an index of 'root words' behind placenames.
An important work, one of the key works in Irish placename lore, explaining the origins and roots of many Irish locations.
