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Place-Names of Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project
The Queen's University of Belfast.
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Place-names for many people form one of the most evocative parts of the landscape, and the study of place-names provides a revealing window on the land and it's people. Many early Irish names for settlements, districts, hills and rivers are in use today and most townland names are of Irish origin. Successive waves of Norse, Anglo-Norman, Scots and English settlers added to this rich tapestry, bringing some names with them from their former homelands and creating many more. Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL.1, County Down 1, Newry and South-West Down. by Gregory Toner and Micheal B.O. Mainnin. This volume covers part of Southern Co. Down; the Lordship of Newry (including the Armagh parts of Newry parish), and the five parishes in the barony of Upper Iveagh, Upper Half: Clonallan, Donaghmore, Drumgath, Kilbroney and Warrenpoint. The front cover illustration is the map of Newry from the Escheated County map of the barony of Orior, 1609, and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from the standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 2, County Down 2, The Ards. by A.J Hughes & R.J Hannan. This volume covers the parishes of the Ards peninsula, Co. Down, including Newtownards and Bangor. The front cover illustration is from the map of Ulster by Gerard Mercator, 1595, and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 3, County Down 3, The Mournes. by Micheal B.O. Mainnin. This volume covers part of southern Co. Down: the barony of Mourne and two parishes in the barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, namley Clonduff and Kilco. There is also a section on the Mourne Mountians, a range which straddles the five civil parishes of Kilkeel, Kilcoo, Kilbroney, Clonallan, and Clonduff. The front cover illustration is reproduced from a map of Co. Down which dates to 1743, and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 4, County Antrim 1, The Baronies of Toome. by Pat McKay. This volume covers the area of Co. Antrim which lies directly to the north of Lough Neagh and roughly comprises the baronies of Upper and Lower Toome. It deals with the parishes of Cranfield, Drummaul (Randalstown), Duneane, Grange of Ballyscullion, Grange of Shilvodan, Ahoghill, Craigs, Kirkinriola (Ballymena) and Portglenone. The front cover illustration is taken from John Speed's map entitled "Antrym and Downe A.D 1610", and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 5, County Derry 1, The Moyola Valley. by Gregory Toner. This volume covers the area of South Derry on either side of the Moyola River from Ballynascreen in the west to Ballyscullion in the east, and from Swatragh in the north to Desertmartin in the south. The front cover illustration is taken from Sir Thomas Phillips' survey of the plantation of Co. Londonderry (1622) and depicts the lands belonging to the Vintners' Company. The cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 6, County Down 4, North-West Down / Iveagh. by Kay Muhr. This volume covers the north-west of Co. Down, from Rathfriland to Banbridge, Moira and Dromre. It contains the 11 civil parishes of Aghaderg, Annaclone, Donaghcloney, Dromre, Drumballyroney, Garvaghy, Magheralin, Magherally, Moira, Seapatrick, and Tullylish, all within the barony of Iveagh, anciently held by the Magennis family. The front cover illustration is from Richard Bartlett's map of south-east Ulster which dates to 1603, and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information Place-Names of Northern Ireland -VOL. 7, County Antrim 2, Ballycastle and North-East Antrim. by Fiachra Mac Gabhann. This volume covers six civil parishes in the barony of Cary in the north-east Co. Antrim: Armoy, Ballintoy, Culfeightrin, Grange of Drumtullagh, Ramoan and Rathlin Island. The front cover illustration is taken from John Speed's map entitled Antrym and Downe (AD 1610) and the cover logo is an Iron Age Celtic design from a standing stone found at Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim. More information 1-800-361-5168 (9 am to 5 pm ET, Mon - Sat) Copyright 1996-2001 GlobalGenealogy.com Inc. All rights reserved 13 Charles Street, Suite 101, MIlton, Ontario, Canada L9T 2G5 |