House of Names

House of Names is a shop in Temple Bar, County Dublin, specialising in Irish family names and heraldry. It sells coats of arms, name histories and related gifts, presented as prints, plaques and other keepsakes that can be personalised to a surname.

For anyone with Irish ancestry, or simply curious about where a family name comes from, it is an easy stop while exploring Temple Bar’s lanes. Staff can generally help track down a name and explain the symbolism behind the arms associated with it.