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Unusual Irish Surnames

Roots: Unusual Irish Names

By James G. Ryan

November December 1993

June 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment

My recent article on "That's Not an Irish Name" has prompted a lot of comment from readers with interesting names, and theories about their derivation. I must also acknowledge one mistake. Bill Delaney of Philadelphia corrected me on the name Delaney, which had been given as an example of the many Norman names with the prefix "De." Delaney, however, is of course, derived from … [Read more...] about Roots: Unusual Irish Names

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