Irish Family Names | How the Irish Got Their “Macs” and Their “Os”
Learn about the Origin and Meaning of Irish Family Names as Kevin Flanagan shares an old writing by John O'Donovan that was published in the Young Irelander Newspaper (1918). A…
From Ancient Times to Brian Boru: HISTORY OF IRELAND (5 Hours of Video)
"Sept" is the word used in early Ireland to refer to a large family kin group, usually a collection of families with various surnames although descending from a single great…
The Story of an Irish Sept “Origins” (Chapter 1)
A Story of An Irish Sept: Their Character and Struggle to Maintain Their Lands, by Nottige C. Macnamara (a member of the Sept), 1896. Part I: Origins In chapter 1…
Irish Place Names and Families
This series explores Irish Place Names and Families from the four provinces of Ulster, Munster, Leinster, and Connaught.
Irish Surname Map
Check out this clever resource from barrygriffin.com which gives you maps showing the distribution of 1000s of Irish surnames across Ireland. Admittedly, the data is pulled from the 1901 and 1911…