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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 18:19
The Forging of some late medieval Irish genealogies ~ McSweeney, McDonnell and McLoughlin
Weekly Genealogy Blog by Dr Darren McGettigan
After a short break it is good to be back with my weekly Genealogy Blog.
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Saturday, 01 October 2011 15:54
The Anglicisation of some Gaelic Irish Surnames - translation and change
Most people interested in Irish genealogy or the history of Irish surnames are probably aware of the process, that appears to have been strongest during the late 1700s whereby many families, all over the island of Ireland, changed their fine Gaelic Irish surnames, for whatever reason, into English surnames or even literal English translations of the Irish meaning of their names.
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