Memorials of Ireland: The Investigation of Irish Place Names

Abstract

I must thank you for the offer of a reply to the letter from Mr. P. L. Brown, commenting on my "Memorials of Ireland, etc." (V.H.M. Vol. XXXV, No. 2, pp. 79-88). It is unfortunate that all the records and index materials to which I would need reference for a detailed reply are at present in Australia, and so beyond my reach. In several cases in my article I was not emphatic in the ascription of origins, since the authorities (largely those listed in the bibliographies to J. G. Saxton, 'Victorian Place Names', etc., and to T. O'Callaghan, 'Names of Victorian Railway Stations') were not as conclusive as they might have been. To save space and still give reasonable weight to the evidence available to me, I adopted the method as in the article.