The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 50, June 12, 1841Various
History
The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 50, June 12, 1841
Various
Ireland -- Periodicals
O’Hay, to Hughes; O’Carellan, to Carleton, as, for instance, our own
William Carleton, the depicter of the manners, customs, and superstitions
of the Irish, who is of the old Milesian race of the O’Cairellans, the
ancient chiefs of Clandermot, in the present county of Londonderry;
O’Howen, to Owens; Mac Gillyfinen, to Leonard; Mac Shane, to Johnson,
and even Johnston; O’Gneeve, to Agnew; O’Clery, to Clarke; Mac Lave, to
Hande; Mac Guiggin, to Goodwin; O’Hir, to Hare; O’Luane, to Lamb; Mac
Conin, to Canning; O’Haughey, to Howe; O’Conwy, to Conway; O’Loingsy, to
Lynch; Mac Namee, to Meath, &c., &c.
In Connaught, O’Greighan is changed to Graham; O’Cluman, to Coalman;
O’Naghton, to Norton; Mac Rannal, to Reynolds; O’Heosa, to Hussey; Mac
Firbis, to Forbes; O’Hargadon, to Hardiman (the learned author of the
History of Galway, and compiler of the Irish Minstrelsy, is of this
name, and not of English origin, as the present form of his name would
seem to indicate); O’Mulfover, to Milford; O’Tiompain, to Tenpenny;
O’Conagan, to Conyngham; O’Heyne, to Hindes and Hynes; O’Mulvihil, to
Melville; O’Rourke, to Rooke; Mac Gillakilly, to Cox and Woods. In
Munster, O’Sesnan is changed to Sexton; O’Shanahan, to Fox; O’Turran, to
Troy; O’Mulligan, to Baldwin; O’Hiskeen, to Hastings; O’Nia, to Neville
(in every instance!); O’Corey, to Curry; O’Sheedy, to Silke; O’Mulfaver,
to Palmer; O’Trehy, to Foote; O’Honeen, to Greene; O’Connaing, to
Gunning; O’Murgaly, to Morley; O’Kinsellagh, to Kingsley and Tinsly; Mac
Gillymire, to Merryman; O’Hehir, to Hare; O’Faelchon, to Wolfe; O’Barran,
to Barrington; O’Keatey, to Keating; O’Connowe, to Conway; O’Credan, to
Creed; O’Feehily, to Pickley; O’Ahern, to Heron, &c., &c.
Scores of similar instances might be given, but the number exhibited is
sufficient to show the manner in which the Irish are assimilating their
names with those of their conquerors.
SCRAP FROM THE NORTHERN SCRIP.
Translated for the Irish Penny Journal, from the publications of the
Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, Copenhagen.
NO. II.--AN IRISH HERDSMAN’S DOG.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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