What is Burkes Landed Gentry?

What is Burkes Landed Gentry?

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Burke's Landed Gentry is a publication started by the Burke family in the 19th century. Sir Bernard Burke was a very distinguished herald in Ireland, not of the College of Arms, and he and his family published for many years a series of volumes on heraldry, the peerage, landed gentry, and genealogy in general. Burke's Landed Gentry is one of those volumes. It's an immensely useful guide to genealogy for gentry families, although it does have one or two inaccuracies.