Reference

Names are very important and can unlock vast amounts of information about places and their origins. The placename of Scotland are a goldmine of information about times past and the lives of early inhabitants. This comprehensive book features more than 300 names and is an essential book for all interested in Scottish history and culture.

The Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland have been a touchstone for historians, geographers and local historians alike in the 200 years since the organization was founded. In this work, Paul Mulligan of...

The 2025 edition of the Irish Writers Guide contains updated publisher and resource listings, together with new pieces for writers of every genre, from children's to thrillers, from academic history...

The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought and also for the vigour with which it is put into words. This collection spans the entire gamut of a nation's recorded thought and experience from Roman Scotland to the present day. It reveals the spirit of Scotland in a truly unique way.

Keen to read Welsh but can't find words in a standard dictionary? If so, this Welsh-English dictionary, based on the 10,000 most frequently used words in Welsh and listing them in their various forms - mutated, feminine, plural, etc, with English synonyms - should help. Certain verb forms are highlighted in blue to show that they are mutated.

A complete self-study course that is fully illustrated and comes with free downloadable audio.A beginners’ course for Welsh learners, ideal for self-study. With 16 units using strip cartoons to present...

Maps are essential tools in finding our way around, but they also tell stories and are great depositories of information. Through a carefully chosen selection of maps, the book traces the growth and development of Dublin from the early seventeenth century to the present day, offering a fascinating snap-shot of how the city has changed over time.

Leac mhullaigh éachtach é TEASÁRAS GAEILGE–BÉARLA | IRISH–ENGLISH THESAURUS ar obair shaoil an údair, Garry Bannister. Ócáid chinniúnach staire í i leith staidéar na teanga agus a cultúir. Agus beagnach 700,000 focal iniúchta ann, is leabhar tagartha é nach bhfuil a mhacasamhail ar fáil inniu. Taifead cuimsitheach é a nochtann scéimh, solúbthacht,

A practical guide to researching ancestors from Northern Ireland's capital city.Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries....

This directory is a complete address and telephone guide to all Catholic parishes, convents and religious houses in the thirty-two counties of Ireland.