A new seven-part series exploring the history of Ireland's most common surnames is set to air on Irish-language broadcaster TG4 on Sunday night. "Sloinne" (Irish for surname) provides a fascinating ...
The earliest known Irish surname is O’Clery (O Cleirigh); it’s the earliest known because it was written that the lord of Aidhne, Tigherneach Ua Cleirigh, died in County Galway back in the year 916 ...
A new study has revealed the origin and meaning of more than 45,000 surnames in Britain and Ireland, with thousands explained for the first time. The research covers the most common and also the most ...