Here are the results for the letter g
- GAELTACHT
- Irish-speaking areas.
- GAELTACHT
- An Irish term meaning Irish-speaking area. Such areas are officially recognised by the Irish government and the European Union and receive financial support. In instances like the Gaeltacht immediately west of Galway this has led to negative effects, for instance with non-Irish speakers moving into the area in order to be eligible for grants, this leading to a dilution and marginalisation of the native population. There are two types of Irish-speaking area which are given official status, Fíor-Gaeltacht, the true Gaeltacht with a high density of Irish speakers, and Breach-Gaeltacht, those areas in which the number of native speakers in considerably less.
- GALLOGLASS
- A heavily armed mercenary soldier, usually, but not always, of Scottish origin.
- GARDA SIOCHANA
- The police force of the Republic of Ireland. Meaning "guardians of the peace".
- GAZETTEER
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An alphabetically organized book describing the names and places of a particular region. A gazetteer is a book which alphabetically names and describes the places in a specific area. For example, a gazetteer of a county would name and describe all of the towns, lakes, rivers, and mountains in the county.
- GEDCOM
- A standard file format for exchanging information between genealogy programs. The acronym GEDCOM stands for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) developed the GEDCOM standard.
- GENTLEMAN
- A member of the gentry, a descendant from an aristocratic family whose income came from the rental of his land
- GIOLLA
- Giolla in Irish, means lad or youth, devotee or servant.
- GLEBE
- The portion of land assigned to a parish minister in addition to his stipend.
- GOMBEEN
- A moneylender or trader who exploits the disadvantaged through unfair practices, such as usury interest.
- GOMBEEN MEN
- 1) Village money-lender. 2) Seed sellers who charged inflated prices for the seeds they sold to farmers.
- GOODMAN
- A solid member of the community who ranked above a freeman but below a gentleman on the social scale
- GOODWIFE
- A woman married to a "gentlman." Often the title was shortened to "Goody." If you come across names such as Goody Cook or Goody Loomis in your genealogy research, they are not first names but the abbreviation of a title.
- GORT
- A field.
- GRANT
- Every will had an accompanying grant of probate, denoting approval by the probate court of the application of the executor to administer the estate of the deceased.
- GRANTEE INDEX
- Index to grantees of deeds recorded in a deed book
- GRECHER
- A grocer
- GREGORIAN CALENDAR
- The calendar in use today. Pope Gregory XIII ordered the replacement of the previous Julian Calendar in 1582, although it was not adopted by England and the American Colonies until 1752.
- GUARDIAN
- An appointee of the court who cares for the property and rights of a minor or someone incapable of handling his or her own affairs. This was extended later to the Guardians of the Workhouse, a governing body who looked after the welfare of the homeless and waifs and strays.
- GUINEA
- The Guinea was a unit of money in Great Britain and a coin was struck for it. Its value was officially fixed at twenty-one shillings.
- GURTEEN
- A small field.
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