The Great Book of Irish Genealogies
- The Great Book of Irish Genealogies
The Great Book of Irish Genealogies is an edition of Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh's "Leabhar na nGenealach", which was written between the years 1649 and 1666 in counties Galway and Sligo. Its editor, Nollaig Ó Muraíle, had been studying the book since 1971. It was published in five volumes by De Burca Books in 2004 in Dublin.
References
*Ó Muraíle, Nollaig (1996). "The Celebrated Antiquary". Maynooth.
*MacFhirbhisigh, Dubhaltach; Ó Muraíle, Nollaig, editor (2004). "Leabhar Genealach. The Great Book of Irish Genealogies". Dublin: DeBurca (alternate names by which it may be referenced include "Leabhar Mor nGenealach", and "Leabhar Mor na nGenealach").
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