Posted: Aug 10, 2011 3:05 pm
HughMcB wrote:Animavore wrote:My surname (Byrne) literally means "raven" and is in it's Angloised version. The Irish, Ó Broin, means "descendant of Bran" a Celtic Cheiftan and King of Leinster about 1800 years ago, Bran Mac Maolmòrrdha, who belonged to the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Other Irish names like "O'Toole" originate from this pool.
Most Irish names are tied to various clans around the country.
By the way, my granddad was part of a last generation of coopers working for Guinness
Yes my family comes from the "O'Sullivan Beara" Clan (on the Beara Peninsula, Kerry). My father's side is Scottish.
You will not take my sheep or my wheat O'Sullivan
