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Title: Christian name Eamonn
Post by: castlebob on Tuesday 18 April 23 10:18 BST (UK): I gather that one of the 15th C Maguire chieftains was called Eamonn. Can anyone tell me if that Christian name is still popular with Maguires, and generally popular in Co Fermanagh, please?
Cheers,
Bob
Title: Re: Christian name Eamonn
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Tuesday 18 April 23 19:23 BST (UK): Eamon is the Irish for Edward. In the 1911 census of Fermanagh there were 1830 people named Maguire and 30 named Edward Maguire.
Title: Re: Christian name Eamonn
Post by: castlebob on Tuesday 18 April 23 19:51 BST (UK): OK. Thanks for that.
Cheers,
Bob

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