Customer Reviews

Irish Family Names Map (Collins British Isles and Ireland Maps)

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Our Irish heritage group searched high and low for this item for years and years. The single mounted copy that we had was a source of endless fascination for members and for visitors when we set up at the local highland games and other festivals. It is also a good, basic map of Ireland and its counties. We bought two.
Note to the Scottish: Collins publishes a similar map for Scotland with clan crests instead of coats of arms. A must buy for any convener or clan commissioner.

The map is a must for anyone who is tring to put together a family tree. It is well laid out and clear. Gives one a solid grasp on where the family lived/originated. I found it very helpful

This is an attractive map to look at, although it has to be fully unfolded to use. There is a central map of Ireland with all the family names on it, which is surrounded by the 'key' containing a list of names, giving details of which counties in Ireland the name originates. There is also a number for the relevant coat of arms, which are displayed attractively around the edge as a border. The organisation of the coats of arms is not clear, but that doesn't detract from its attractiveness it just takes a little longer to find the coat of arms you are seeking.

This is a nice map of Ireland with common surnames written in their respective counties of origin. There are also a good amount of coats of arms/family crests displayed. I enjoyed the alphabetical list of Irish names and their counties of origin that are on the map where i could even locate a rare Irish name like my own. Im going to definetly have this framed and placed in my Man Cave. Its a very nice product.