The phonetic name of this book is ...." Truka kade Corka Geenah ". There are actually two books,totalling 343 pages ( inclusive of the Index) The author wrote them for the Folklore Society of ireland, which published them in 1938. Each chapter is on a Parish-group basis,with its constituent Townlands. As an example, Part 2 deals with the parishes of...Dunurlin...Marhin...Kilmalkedar..and Kilquane They are long out of print. I obtained mine from a specialist dealer in Gaelic books. Their mission statement is...' a survey of the place-names and the history relating to them, together with surnames and the names of people (there) '. The author had to rely on the narratives , recollections and memories of various local informants. The usual format for each Townland is: 1. Any reference to the townland in any ancient historical documents,and any spelling variations. 2. The meaning of the townland name, and its local pronunciation. 3. A schedule of topographical features, to include names of cliffs,inlets, sea and land rocks, ancient remains of churches and cemeteries,hills, streams, mills(or any economic activity) 4. A listing of the occupiers in 1850, segregated into occupation of (a) house and land (b) only land ..(c) house only. ( this information was abstracted from 'Griffith's Valuation ) It is usually in this section that references are sometimes made to persons' 'nicknames', or occupations, or what at one level some might term as trivia,and at another as 'golden nuggets', about persons or families.. like their occupations, origins ( if from a different area ) association with any local notable event or business. 5. The identity of the landlord ( Lessor) Dec..

Declan Is the actual name something like Triocha Chead Corcha Dhuibhne? Or maybe you would correct this. Regards Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Declan O'Connor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:00 PM Subject: [IRL-KERRY] DINGLE PENINSULA...and ...1930's Survey in Gaelic Book > The phonetic name of this book is ...." Truka kade Corka Geenah ". > There are actually two books,totalling 343 pages ( inclusive of the Index) > > The author wrote them for the Folklore Society of ireland, which > published them > > in 1938. > > Each chapter is on a Parish-group basis,with its constituent Townlands. As > an example, Part > 2 deals with the parishes of...Dunurlin...Marhin...Kilmalkedar..and > Kilquane > > They are long out of print. I obtained mine from a specialist dealer in > Gaelic books. > Their mission statement is...' a survey of the place-names and the history > relating > to them, together with surnames and the names of people (there) '. > > The author had to rely on the narratives , recollections and memories of > various local informants. > The usual format for each Townland is: > > 1. Any reference to the townland in any ancient historical > documents,and any spelling variations. > 2. The meaning of the townland name, and its local pronunciation. > 3. A schedule of topographical features, to include names of > cliffs,inlets, sea and land rocks, > ancient remains of churches and cemeteries,hills, streams, mills(or > any economic activity) > 4. A listing of the occupiers in 1850, segregated into occupation of (a) > house and land > (b) only land ..(c) house only. ( this information was abstracted from > 'Griffith's Valuation ) > It is usually in this section that references are sometimes made to > persons' 'nicknames', or occupations, > or what at one level some might term as trivia,and at another as > 'golden nuggets', about persons or families.. > like their occupations, origins ( if from a different area ) > association with any local notable event or > business. > 5. The identity of the landlord ( Lessor) > > Dec.. > _______________ > --------------- > > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the > Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a > wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is > at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 381 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message