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The following are letters and podcast episodes mentioning the above surname.

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Irish Surnames

The Great Evolution of Irish Surnames – Where Your Irish Surname Fits

In this article, we look at Irish Surnames – their origins and evolution. See if you can find the Irish surnames in your family tree in one of the sections below.

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Warrior Gene slider - The Warrior Galloglass Surnames of Ireland

The Warrior Galloglass Surnames of Ireland

Many Irish surnames derive from a group of warriors who arrived in Ireland as mercenaries from the 13th century onwards. They were called the “galloglass”. A few weeks back, I received the following mail from Brenda Mills – one of our regular readers: I would love to know more about the McCoy’s and where they came…

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slider - Irish Homelands - County Tipperary

Irish Homelands – County Tipperary

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature - we are off to the town of Thurles in County Tipperary!

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The Origins of Your Irish Surnames.

Would you like to know a little more about the typical origins of your Irish Surnames? Then read on…

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Dunnasead - If you took all the Gaelic Surnames out of Ireland - what would be left?

If you took all the Gaelic Surnames out of Ireland – what would be left?

When we look at Irish surnames today, it’s easy to get confused when we see names that appear to have several different spellings, some look very English or Scottish – how could they be Irish you ask – while other names appear to randomly have an “O” or “Mac” in front of them. Before We…

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