"The Book Of Irish Families, Great & Small", 2nd edition, is a magnificent collection of Irish Family histories. In this culmination of 3 decades of detailed research, ancient maps, illustrations, sources, and research tips are all included. More family histories and illustrated coat-of-arms here than in any other work!

An Introduction to Heraldry reveals the herald's office as the origin of the heraldic tradition. The coats of arms continue to serve the primary function they always have, that of identification, but have changed over the years in their overall shape and in the variety of images they bear. Heraldic practice and convention have provided a unifying framework within which devices and symbols, including lions, eagles, bears, lilies, crosses, crowns and...

Heraldry represents a treasure-house of information for both the historian and genealogist, but one which often remains closed due to its apparent complexity and inaccessibility. Here Stephen Friar presents the subject in simple English, explaining its origins and significance in the lives of noble families, the interpretation of heraldic devices, and the symbols themselves.