Historical Sketches of Monaghan From the Earliest Records to the Fenian Moveme
Historical Sketches of Monaghan From the Earliest Records to the Fenian Moveme
Denis Carolan Rushe
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The most disastrous change and most degrading to ourselves, and to our country, is the Anglicising of our surnames. Centuries ago the English " proclaimed" by law our Irish names, and our fathers then held fast to the old Celtic forms, but to their sons' 42 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MONAGHAN. disgrace, be it said, we are losing fast the national dis- tinction indicated by the ancient surnames bequeathed to us. The M'Mahons, who crossed the Pale, and settled in Louth and Meath, became Matthews, Mah...on being supposed to be the Irish of Matthew. Of the other changes some merely dropped the " Mac" or " 0" which, was prefixed to every Irish name, such as Connolly, Conlan, Donnelly, Marron, Mullan, Mulligan, Kelly, Gormly, Corley, Brady, Boyle, Brien, Hanlon, and Dermott. Some have made a change which is supposed to be a translation of the surname, but which in most cases is nothiug of the kind, but merely some fanciful change, e. G. :— M'Rory to Rogers M'Gowan to Smith M'Gilly to Cox M'Girr to Short M'Ashanagh to Fox M'Quillan to Holly M'Atilla to Flood O'Cunneen to Rabitt M'Aree to King M'Quirk to Oats M'Geehan to Wynne M'Shane to Johnson O'Banane to White M'Loone to Monday M'Cullogh to Boar M'Eneaney to Bird M'Crann to Wrenn M'Brenaghy to Judge M'Adarragh to Oaks M'Corrig to Rocks M'Glashan to Green M'Uisk to Watters M'Kiltogh to Small M'Alivery to Winter M'Gorra to Weir O'Duny to Black M'Lave to Hand M'Scollosh to Farmer M'Bannan to White '&■ Some have changed from an Irish name to another more easily pronounced by English-speaking people, e.
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