Irish Naming Traditions/Patterns


This is intended to be just a general guideline. There may be many differences, depending upon the community. It may also be useful for those tracing their Irish family genealogy as the same names seem to crop up frequently within families:

 

Oldest son named after the Father's father

2nd son named after the Mother's father

3rd son named after the Father

4th son named after the Father's oldest brother

 

Oldest daughter named after the Mother's mother

2nd daughter named after the Father's mother

3rd daughter named after the Mother

4th daughter named after the Mother's oldest sister


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