The 15 Irish Surnames That Have Survived 1,000 Years of Erasure
Named by the Celts
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15 Irish surnames that have survived a thousand years of invasions, plantations, penal laws, famine, and forced anglicization. From Kel... to Gal... to Ken... to McC... to Fit... to O'Br... to O'Ne... all the way to ??? at number 1, the oldest recorded surname in Europe, carried by the family that made sure none of the others were forgotten.
If any name on this list is yours, put it in the comments with the county your family comes from. Your name might be a future episode.
You were named by history.
#IrishSurnames #IrishHeritage #CelticNames
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This video draws on the Annals of the Four Masters; Edward MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland and Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins; Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall (Irish Names and Surnames); John O'Donovan, Ordnance Survey Letters; and John Grenham, Irish Surnames.
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The 15 Irish Surnames That Have Survived 1,000 Years of Erasure
Named by the Celts
13,726 views
15 Irish surnames that have survived a thousand years of invasions, plantations, penal laws, famine, and forced anglicization. From Kel... to Gal... to Ken... to McC... to Fit... to O'Br... to O'Ne... all the way to ??? at number 1, the oldest recorded surname in Europe, carried by the family that made sure none of the others were forgotten.
If any name on this list is yours, put it in the comments with the county your family comes from. Your name might be a future episode.
You were named by history.
#IrishSurnames #IrishHeritage #CelticNames
SOURCES
This video draws on the Annals of the Four Masters; Edward MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland and Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins; Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall (Irish Names and Surnames); John O'Donovan, Ordnance Survey Letters; and John Grenham, Irish Surnames.