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Two books that can help you with Irish given names are:  
Two books that can help you with Irish given names are:  


*Coghlan, Ronan. ''Irish First Names''. Belfast, Ireland: Appletree Press, 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=620549&disp=Irish+first+names%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 941.5 D4cri].)
*Coghlan, Ronan. ''Irish First Names''. Belfast, Ireland: Appletree Press, 1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|620549|title-id|disp=book 941.5 D4cri}}.)


*Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, and Fidelma Maguire. ''Irish Names''. 2nd ed. 1990. Reprint. Dublin, Ireland: The Lilliput Press, 1992. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=619551&disp=Irish+names%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 941.5 D4og 1990].)
*Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, and Fidelma Maguire. ''Irish Names''. 2nd ed. 1990. Reprint. Dublin, Ireland: The Lilliput Press, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|619551|title-id|disp=book 941.5 D4og 1990}}.)


Other sources on Irish names available at the Family History Library are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - NAMES, PERSONAL.  
Other sources on Irish names available at the Family History Library are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - NAMES, PERSONAL.  
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Two books which list nicknames are:  
Two books which list nicknames are:  


*Coghlan, Ronan.&nbsp;''Irish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D4c book 941.5 D4c].)
*Coghlan, Ronan.&nbsp;''Irish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D4c|disp=book 941.5 D4c}}.)


*Dunkling, Leslie Alan.&nbsp;''Scottish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941+D4du book 941 D4du].)
*Dunkling, Leslie Alan.&nbsp;''Scottish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D4du|disp=book 941 D4du}}.)


=== Some Sources That Can Help You with Irish Surnames  ===
=== Some Sources That Can Help You with Irish Surnames  ===


*MacLysaght, Edward. ''The Surnames of Ireland.'' 6th ed. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D4mc book Ref 941.5 D4mc 1985].)
*MacLysaght, Edward. ''The Surnames of Ireland.'' 6th ed. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D4mc|disp=book Ref 941.5 D4mc 1985}}.)


*Matheson, Sir Robert E. ''Special Report on Surnames in Ireland [Together with] Varieties and Synonyms of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland''. 1901. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+Dsma book Ref 941.5 Dsma].)
*Matheson, Sir Robert E. ''Special Report on Surnames in Ireland [Together with] Varieties and Synonyms of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland''. 1901. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 Dsma|disp=book Ref 941.5 Dsma}}.)


==== See also  ====
==== See also  ====
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