The Placenames Branch researches the placenames of Ireland and provides authoritative Irish language forms of those placenames. Research is normally done on a county basis. Nine counties have been completed under this county programme to date and research is continuing on the placenames of three other counties: Cork, Wexford and Laois. The Irish forms of the names are published in the Liostaí Logainmneacha series (see below). In addition, the Branch also provides Irish placename forms to public bodies on request. Research was recently concluded on the administrative names of Gaeltacht areas and authoritative Irish forms were provided. The Branch also recently completed research on the names of the district electoral divisions in order to provide Irish language forms of these to the Central Statistics Office.
Publications by the Placenames Branch (by Government Publications)
Gazetteer of Ireland / Gasaitéar na hÉireann
(pp. xxxiv+283) (1989) (ISBN 0 7076 0076 6) £5.00
This bilingual gazetteer gives the English and Irish forms of the most important placenames in Ireland. The publication has been out of print for some time and a new enlarged edition is being prepared for publication in Spring 2003.
Logainmneacha na hÉireann: Imleabhar I: Contae Luimnigh
(pp. xxxvi+283) (1990) (ISBN 0 706 0113 4) € 12.70
This publication contains the historical evidence for the placenames of County Limerick, along with explanations and notes. It is intended to publish volumes in this series for the other counties.
Liostaí Logainmneacha: (series).
This bilingual series contains the official English and Irish forms of the names of townlands, civil parishes and baronies by county, as well as a selected list of other important placenames. Six volumes have been published, and three volumes are due for publication in 2002-3.
Published:
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Lú/Louth
(pp. xiv+46) (1991) (ISBN 0 7076 0184 3) € 2.54
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Luimneach/Limerick
(pp. xiv+115) (1991) (ISBN 0 7076 0185 1) € 5.08
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Port Láirge/Waterford
(pp. xiv+98) (1991) (ISBN 0 7076 0186 X) € 4.76
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Cill Chainnigh/Kilkenny
(pp. xiv+94) (1993) (ISBN 0 7076 0232 7) € 5.08
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Uíbh Fhailí/Offaly
(pp. xiv+76) (1994) (ISBN 0 7076 0339 0) € 5.08
Liostaí Logainmneacha: Muineachán/Monaghan
(pp. xiv+106) (1996) (ISBN 0 70762358 8) € 5.08
In preparation:
Liostaí Logainmneacha:Tiobraid Árann/Tipperary (2002)
Liostaí Logainmneacha:Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin (2002)
Liostaí Logainmneacha:Gaillimh/Galway (2003).