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Books & sites relating to the Irish Gentry & Peerage
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Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1899 ... This was the first specifically Irish edition of Burke’s Landed Gentry, and is contains many more details on Irish families than the editions that had appeared in previous years in the general British series. www.eneclann.ie/acatalog/IET0039.html

HeriditaryTitles.com shows Irish Peers, as listed in Burke's Peerage, who hold an Irish Peerage as their highest honor. This does not include Peers whose highest title is British while they hold lesser Irish honors. www.hereditarytitles.com/irishpeers.html

The IrishTimes.com site has a section abour bibliography relating to Irish gentry
www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/occupation/aristo.htm

Who’s Who, published annually since 1849, was the first biographical book of its kind and is among the world’s most recognised and respected works of reference.