Who can say no to a name like Croia (meaning "heart") or Aisling (meaning "dream")? This post appeared first in Mamasuncut - ...

Genealogical riches from every county of Ireland feature among new historical records which are now available online.

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland features Irish and immigrant surnames in its collection. An online database of Irish surnames provides detailed explanations and ...

Genealogist Barry Griffin has compiled a robust online resource for Irish surnames using data from the 1901 and 1911 censuses in Ireland. Irish surname maps were created using the 1901/1911 Irish ...

The tradition of Irish pubs including surnames can be traced back to, well, Ireland. An 1872 law required all pubs to display the owner’s name above the door, said Elizabeth Stack, the executive ...

There is no such thing as a Viking surname. True hereditary surnames were only introduced in Scandinavia in the late 18th century, more than 700 years after the heyday of Viking expansion.

Irish Gaelic surnames were actually forbidden by Reachtanna Chill Chainnigh - the Statutes of Kilkenny in English-controlled areas as early as 1367 and eventually in the end an leagan Béarla ...

Surnames are listed in alphabetical order so you can scroll through to see if you could be an heir to a fortune. Ahern Thomas 28/12/1916 Irish Republic 11/02/2003 Coventry West Midlands ...

People with these Irish surnames could be heirs to forgotten fortunes. Reaching Lahinch is fairly straightforward with Shannon International Airport being the closest, just about 52 minutes by car.