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Excerpt from Place-Names of the County Longford: Collected From Various Sources, Correctly Spelled in Irish and Fully Explained in English Longford. It will tell us the meaning of all or almost all, the place-names in the County. In fine, from it we can separate the pure and correct in our nomenclature from the impure and incorrect which we have been using in the past. The old Irish place-name is not a mere fancy term, no, it de scribes in one or two words or syllables what is or was the prominent physical features of the place. To the ear of a person with no knowledge of the Gaelic Tongue this description is completely lost, while on the other hand it has much knowledge for the mind and a picture for the imagination of the man versed in the language of Erin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find your family in County Longford, Ireland. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in Longford. The most numerous families from birth records are given, as well as rather rare Longford families found in heraldic records. Included you will find a full page county map from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern parishes and old townlands, along with the address and location of records for more research. Published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation, this book was originally made for members researching in Longford. What this book does. This work includes copies of actual records (some worn, torn and faded), from the IGF Library. It also includes rough sketches of family coats of arms and notes from centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The resources provided here will help research any family in the county, including old Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales and the continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your family in Longford - some family history is included - but it is not a gigantic collection of family histories . (For that see 'The Book of Irish Families, great & small', the first book in the Irish Families series by O'Laughlin.)
This book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent ‘normalization’ of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are conflicting and contesting voices. The interdisciplinary research is enhanced with authors from regional, national and international toponymy-related institutions and organizations including the UNGEGN, IGU, ICA and so forth.
An index to the census of 1901 for the entire county of Longford, indexing 10,000 householders and 7,000 other persons resident within these households. but whose names are different to the householder. Location of a family in the 1901 census can be very relevant to researchers of Longford families who left Ireland in the mid to late 19th Century. Attached is a map of the Townlands of Co. Longford, which is indexed within the book.