_id	Abbreviation	Explanation
1	ACAP	Air Corps Aerial Photographs
2	AFM	Annála ríoghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters from the earliest period to the year 1616. Ed. and trans. J. O'Donovan (7 vols., Dublin, 1851; reprint New York, 1966)
3	AJ	Archaeological Journal
4	ALC	The Annals of Lough Cé: a chronicle of Irish affairs, 1014-1690. Ed. W.M. Hennessy (2 vols., London, 1871; reflex facsimile, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin, 1939)
5	Ann. Clon.	The Annals of Clonmacnoise, being annals of Ireland from the earliest period to AD 1408 translated into English, AD 1627 by Conell Mageoghagan. Ed. D. Murphy (Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Dublin, 1896)
6	Ann. Conn.	Annála Connacht, The Annals of Connacht, 1224-1544. Ed. A.M. Freeman (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1944)
7	Ann. Inisf.	The Annals of Inisfallen (MS Rawlinson B 503). Ed. and trans. S. Mac Airt (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1951)
8	ASI	Archaeological Survey of Ireland
9	ASIAP	Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs
10	AU	Annála Uladh, The Annals of Ulster; otherwise Annála Senait, Annals of Senat; a chronicle of Irish affairs, 431-1131, 1155-1541. Ed. W.M. Hennessy and B. MacCarthy (4 vols., Dublin, 1887-1901)
11	AU (1983)	The Annals of Ulster to AD 1311. Ed. S. Mac Airt and G. Mac Niocaill (Dublin 1983)
12	BAR	British Archaeological Reports
13	BGSIHS	Bulletin for the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement
14	BKS	Barnaby, Keegan and Stevens Survey Group, Consultative Technical Services, Ltd. Aerial Photographs.
15	BL	British Library
16	BP	Before present
17	By.	Barony
18	C	Chord. This is the distance between two ends of an arc.
19	C of I	Church of Ireland
20	c.	Circa
21	Cal.	Calibrated
22	Cal. Carew MSS	Calendar of the Carew manuscripts preserved in the archiepiscopal library at Lambeth, 1515-1628. Ed. J. S. Brewer and W. Bullen (6 vols., London, 1867-73).
23	Cal. doc. Ire.	Calendar of documents relating to Ireland, 1171-1307. Ed. H.S. Sweetman (5 vols., London, 1875-86)
24	Cal. papal letters	Calendar of entries in the papal registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: papal letters, 1198-1484 [etc.] Bliss,W.H. and Twemlow, J.A. (eds.) (London, 1893-)
25	Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Chas I	Calendar of patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland, of the reign of Charles I, years 1 to 8 inclusive. Ed. J. Morrin (Dublin, 1863)
26	Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I	Irish patent rolls of James I: facsimile of the Irish record commissioners' calendar prepared prior to 1830, with foreword by M.C. Griffith (Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin, 1966)
27	Cal. S.P. Ire.	Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland, 1509-1670 [etc.] (23 vols., London 1860-1911)
28	CASAP	Cork Archaeological Survey aerial photograph
29	CBA	Council for British Archaeology
30	CLAJ	County Louth Archaeological Journal
31	cm	Centimetre
32	CMSS	Cléire Museum School Survey, Co. Cork.
33	CR	Clogher Record
34	CUCAP	Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs
35	D	Depth
36	d.	Died
37	Diam.	Diameter
38	Dim.	Dimensions
39	E	East
40	e.g.	Exemplia gratia (for example)
41	EB	Excavations Bulletin
42	ED	Electoral Division
43	Ed.	Edition/editor
44	Eds.	Editions/editors
45	Et al.	Et alia (and others)
46	Ext.	External
47	Fig.	Figure
48	Ft	Foot/feet
49	GPS	Global Positioning System
50	GSAP	Geological Survey Aerial Photographs
51	GSI	Geological Survey of Ireland
52	H	Height/high
53	Ha.	Hectare
54	HMSO	Her Majesty's Stationery Office
55	HSAP	Hunting Surveys Aerial Photographs
56	IAWU	Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin.
57	Ibid.	Ibidem (in the same place)
58	ICA	Irish Countrywomens' Association
59	IFC Schools MSS	Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscripts. University College, Dublin.
60	IJNA	Irish Journal of Nautical Archaeology
61	in	Inches
62	Int.	Internal
63	IRC	Irish Record Commission
64	ITA	Irish Tourist Association (Survey)
65	JACAS	Journal of the Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society
66	JAPMD	Journal of the Association for the Preservation of Memorials of the Dead
67	JCHAS	Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
68	JIA	Journal of Irish Archaeology
69	JKAS	Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society
70	JRSAI	Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
71	KAS	Kerry Archaeological Survey: miscellaneous field notes, index cards and annotated OS 6-iinch maps in the Department of Archaeology, University College, Cork.
72	km	Kilometre
73	L	Length
74	m	Metre
75	Max.	Maximum
76	MCKFC	Minutes of the Co. Kerry Field Club (1939-57). Manuscript. County Library, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
77	Min.	Minimum
78	MS	Manuscript
79	MS/MSS	Manuscript(s)
80	N	North
81	n.	Footnote
82	n.d.	No date
83	NAI	National Archive of Ireland
84	NMI	National Museum of Ireland. Dublin.
85	No.	Number
86	OD	Ordnance Datum
87	OKR	Old Kilkenny Review
88	OPW	Office of Public Works
89	OS Letters	Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. O'Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
90	OS Name Book	Ordnance Survey Name Books. Name Books compiled in the course of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch to one mile survey of Ireland (1825-1846). National Archives.
91	OSAP	Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs
92	OSFM	Ordnance Survey Field Memorandums. Dedicated forms recording particulars of named antiquities compiled in the course of the OS 1:2500 revision (1931 - early 1960s). These unpublished manuscripts form part of the records of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Historic Environment Viewer Archive, Dublin.
93	p.	Page
94	Par.	Parish
95	Pers. comm.	Personal communication
96	Pl.	Plate
97	PPS	Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
98	PRI rep. DK	Report of the deputy keeper of the public records in Ireland (Dublin, 1869-)
99	PRIA	Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
100	RC	Roman Catholic
101	RIA	Royal Irish Academy
102	RMAHS	Record of the County Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.
103	RMP	Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2004. Issued on a county basis between 1995 and 1998.
104	S	South
105	SAM	Seanchas Ard Mhacha
106	SMCK	Schools Manuscript for Co. Kerry, compiled by Rev. W. Ferris. County Library, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
107	SMR file	Sites and Monuments Record. This constitutes the record holdings of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service, Heritage and Planning Division, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Dublin.
108	St	Saint
109	Stat. Ire., Hen. VI	Statute rolls of the parliament of Ireland, reign of King Henry VI. Ed. H.F. Berry (Dublin, 1910)
110	T	Thickness
111	Teathbha	The Journal of the Longford Historical Society
112	TRIA	Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
113	UCC	University College, Cork.
114	UJA	Ulster Journal of Archaeology
115	UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
116	W	West
117	WBBS	Bantry Barony Survey, Co. Cork
118	WFP	Papers belonging to the Rev. W. Ferris. Manuscript. County Library, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
119	Wth.	Width