Names tell the story of a place — what’s important to a culture, what history it chooses to commemorate. In Ireland, names are especially political, reflecting centuries-old tensions between the ...

Everything you need to know about the Irish surname Hogan - its meaning, origins, interesting facts and famous people with the last name Hogan. - It has been claimed that those who bear the name are ...

In a Gael Linn booklet first published in 1998 and entitled Aspects of Our Shared History, the late lamented Aodán Mac Póilin asked the question: Can a surname tell you where your ancestors came from?

A NEW study has shed light on the meaning behind 45,000 most common surnames. Know what it says about yours? Have a look. Now the meaning behind 45,000 of the UK and Ireland’s most common surnames has ...

Everything you need to know about the Irish surname O'Malley - its meaning, origins, interesting facts and famous people with the last name O'Malley. Are you an O'Malley? Done some family research on ...

If you've ever wondered about the meaning behind your surname you don't need a DNA kit to trace your ancestry, sometimes all you need is to look at your last name. Irish surnames are found all over ...

The occasion of the recent St. Patrick’s Day prompted my consideration of several Irish references involving surnames. From my childhood in Nova Scotia: I remember my maternal grandmother, when she ...

(CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...