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Joyce, P. W., The origin and history of Irish names of places, 2 vols, vol. 2, 7th ed., Dublin: Gill, 1902.

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Volume
2
Work
The origin and history of Irish names of places - vol. 2 (2 vols)
Place
Dublin
Publisher
Gill
Year
1902
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Contents:

[I] “The growth of words”
[II] “Diminutives”
[III] “Borrowed words”
[IV] “Poetical and fancy names”
[V] “Diseases and cures”
Subjects: Irish medicine and medical writing
[VI] “Offices and trades”
[VII] “Strangers”
[VIII] “Irish personal and family names”
[IX] “Nicknames”
[X] “English personal and family names”
[XI] “Articles of manufacture”
[XII] “Boundaries and fences”
[XIII] “Various artificial works”
[XIV] “The sun”
[XV] “The atmosphere”
[XVI] “The sea”
[XVII] “Colours”
[XVIII] “The animal kingdom”
[XIX] “The vegetable kingdom”
[XX] “The mineral kingdom”
[XXI] “The surface of the land”
[XXII] “Quagmires and water places”
[XXIII] “Size; shape”
[XXIV] “Situation”
[XXV] “The cardinal points”
[XXVI] “Various qualities and circumstances”
Index of names; Index of root words
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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