Cork County Ireland: Irish Naming Traditions
This is intended to just be a general guideline.
There may be many differences, depending upon the region.
For example, in West Cork, the oldest daughter seems to have been named after the father's mother,
not the mother's mother.
- Oldest son named after the Father's father
- 2nd son named after the Mother's father
- 3rd son named after the Father
- 4th son named after the Father's oldest brother
- Oldest daughter named after the Mother's mother
- 2nd daughter named after the Father's mother
- 3rd daughter nam
- ed after the Mother
- 4th daughter named after the Mother's oldest sister
- 2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full name
- Source: Thank you to: Dorgan Website
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