Irish Names O Corrain, Donnchadh & Maguire, Fidelma €10.00 - now €8.00 20% off save €2.00 ISBN: 0 946640 661 Format: Size: Publication Date: eBook Version (available from following ebook stores): Physical Copy (supplied by Lilliput Press) Add to Basket View Shopping Basket

Irish Names contains just under a thousand names selected from the enourmous wealth of historical sources - annals, genealogies, myth, legend and epic poetry - that make up the literature of early medieval Ireland. Of the the extraordinary variety of names available to the early Irish - some twelve thousand are recorded - only a handful are in current use. This classic work of reference explains the background and meaning of these names, and provides a fascinating insight into the society in which they had their origin.

'This splendid work encapsulates Irish history.'
- The Irish Times

THE AUTHORS

Donnchadh O Corrain is Professor of Irish History at University College Cork. He specialises in early medieval history, and has published numerous articles on the subject. Fidelma Maguire is a graduate of University College Galway. She teaches history at Colaiste a Spioraid Naoimh, Cork.