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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: Christopher on Thursday 05 June 08 13:53 BST (UK)
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The website of Irish genealogist John Grenham contains a useful list of Irish Surnames www.johngrenham.com/links/surnames/surnames_a.shtml
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Surely they are all listed under P for Paddy?
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Thanks for that, Christopher - but I'm afraid I'm totally confused now ??? You certainlly keep us supplied with new sites! :)
Just been talking to Peter on the Granny Riley thread saying I didn't think the name Riley had Irish associations, looking at the surname map, but then you link came up! ;D ??? ;D
Suppose there is quite a distribution over on the Liverpool side - and it looks as if the name died out fairly early in Ireland (hope I got that right).
They don't make things easy, do they!
Kind regards,
Paulene :)
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Surely they are all listed under P for Paddy?
Beady, do you not know the difference between Christian names and surnames ???
..... Just been talking to Peter on the Granny Riley thread saying I didn't think the name Riley had Irish associations, looking at the surname map, but then you link came up! ;D ??? ;D ....
Kind regards,
Paulene :)
Hi Paulene,
The Irish washerwoman, Old Mother Riley, was one of the well known characters created by entertainer Arthur Lucan (born Arthur Towle in Sibsey, Lincolnshire in 1885). Fifteen films were made in the Old Mother Riley series between 1937 and 1952.
Christopher
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Just been talking to Peter on the Granny Riley thread saying I didn't think the name Riley had Irish associations, looking at the surname map, but then you link came up! ;D ??? ;D
Suppose there is quite a distribution over on the Liverpool side - and it looks as if the name died out fairly early in Ireland (hope I got that right).
The surname Riley and other varients of O'Reilly are listed on the website Christopher posted and the name certainly hasn't died out in Ireland.
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As usual, I see a new website, get all excited about the possibility of further information, put my names in and then zilch! :'(
Names in question are BOSHELL and DOWZARD/DOUZARD.
Kooky
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aghadowey,
Thanks for letting me know - we will have to wait and see wher the trail ends, then! :)
Christopher,
Funny old films, weren't they - I remember watching the repeats with my dad when I was little :) Wonder what the kids would make of them now!
Paulene :)
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Kooky- don't feel bad- none of my Irish surnames are on the site either.