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Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
Edgeworth Lysaght, later Edward Anthony Edgeworth Lysaght, and from 1920 Edward MacLysaght(Irish: Éamonn Mac Giolla Iasachta; 6 November 1887 – 4 March 1986)[1]was a genealogist of twentieth-century Ireland. His numerous books on Irishsurnames built upon the work of Rev. Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames(1923).
Edward MacLysaght (Irish: Éamonn Mac Giolla Iasachta; 6 November 1887 – 4 March 1986) was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Rev. Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames (1923) and made him well known to all those researching their family past.
Ó Muireadhaigh, Mac Muireadhaigh, and MacMuireadhaigh are Gaelic surnames. They translate as "descendant of Muireadhach" and "son of Muireadhach", respectively, which have been anglicised as Murray and Morrow in southwestern Scotland, northeastern Connacht and County Cavan.
McGeachie. The surname McGeachie is an Irish and a Scottish surname. [1] In ancient times the family name in Gaelic was Mac or Mag Eachaidh ('son of Eachaidh'). Crest badge: A leopard sejant rampant proper grasping with the forepaws a weaver's ell measure sable. Motto: Peritia et Honore ('Skill and Honour').
Ó Tomhrair is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "descendant of Tomhrar ". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's grandfather. There are several variations of the surname, such as Ó Tomhnair and Ó Tomhnra.
Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with explanatory and Historical Notes. Woulfe, Rev. Patrick; Bhulbh, Padraig De, Published by M. H. Gill, Dublin, 1923. A Census of Ireland c. 1659. Pender, S (Ed.), Published by Stationery Office, Dublin, 1939. (A presentation of the Irish 'census' conducted by Sir William Petty between 1654 and 1659.)
Irish name. A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames, distinct from patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names, for example. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is a man, a woman, or a woman married to a man, who adopts his surname.
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