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  2. Irish name - Wikipedia

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    Colloquially in Gaeltachtaí (Irish-speaking areas) and some other areas it remains customary to use a name formed by the first name (or nickname), followed by the father and the paternal grandfather's name, both in the genitive case, e.g. Seán Ó Cathasaigh (Seán O'Casey), son of Pól, son of Séamus, would be known to his neighbours as Seán Phóil Shéamuis.

  3. Etymological list of counties of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The name is derived from Dún ná Lethglas, the capital of the Dál Fiatach, now modern day Downpatrick. [3] Dublin: 1185 Leinster: Áth Cliath/Duibhlinn Named after the city of Dublin, which comes from Duibhlinn, meaning "black pool". Áth Cliath means "hurdled ford" and is the main Irish name for Dublin. Fermanagh: 1584/5 Ulster: Fear Manach ...

  4. Irish people - Wikipedia

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    Irish Names - origins and meanings at Library Ireland; MacManus, Seamus (1921). The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland. Ireland: The Irish Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-517-06408-5; McLaughlin, Mark G. (1980). The Wild Geese: The Irish Brigades of France and Spain. Christopher Warner, illustrator. Osprey Publishing

  5. List of Irish clans - Wikipedia

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    Map showing principal Irish surnames at the commencement of the 17th century. Clans of Ireland is a modern organization that was started in 1989 and has eligibility criteria for surnames to be included on their register of Irish clans. This includes that the family or clan can trace their ancestry back to before 1691 which is generally ...

  6. Kelly (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Map of medieval Gaelic Ireland showing the location of Ulaid circa 900 A.D.. Kelly is a surname of Irish origin. The name is a partially anglicised version of older Irish names and has numerous origins, most notably from the Ui Maine.

  7. Celtic toponymy - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, some non-Goidelic place-names in mainly Northern and Midland England reference Irish personal names, due to Norse-Gaelic settlement Britain during the 10th century. Carperby, Yorkshire containing the Irish Gaelic given-name Cairpe [40] Dovenby, from personal name Dufan of Irish origin (OIr 'Dubhán')

  8. Category:Surnames of Irish origin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 700 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Downey (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Map of Gaelic Ireland showing its territory of the Ulaidh or Ulidia (kingdom) circa 900 A.D.. Downey is an Irish surname that means in English “belonging to a fort”. The name is found from ancient times in areas of Ireland's modern County Galway, southwest Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Ulster and Leinster and is believed to be the surname of three distinct families. [1]