MATHESON, Sir Robert E. Special Report on Surnames in Ireland, with Notes as to Numerical Strength, Derivation, Ethnology, and Distribution; Based on information extracted from the Indexes of the General Register Office. With many statistical tables.

Dublin: Printed for His Majesty’s S.O., 1909. Tall octavo. pp. 78. Quarter red linen on printed papered boards. Previous owner’s stamp on front endpaper. Some thumbing to boards. A very good copy.

Contents: I - Introductory Remarks; II - Principal surnames in Ireland compared with those in other portions of the United Kingdom; III - Derivation of Surnames; IV - Surnames in Ireland ethnologically considered; V - Distribution of Surnames - includes Table showing the Surnames in Ireland having five entries and upwards in the Births Index for 1890, together with the number in each Registration Province and the Registration counties in which these names are principally found.

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