Why are Irish surnames the oldest in Europe? By whom were they created, and for what reasons? How... more Why are Irish surnames the oldest in Europe? By whom were they created, and for what reasons? How have they changed in the past thousand years? Irish Surnames: Origins and Developments is the first book in decades to address these issues. outlining events which created them in the 9th-12th centuries, it examines Irish surnames in general plus those of clerical kindreds, Irish travellers, women, vikings, Anglo-Irish. Why surnames originated later in Britain, the pros and cons of genetics and why the notions of Celticity never relate to matters Irish, especially surnames.
"Fourteen families from the medieval Irish lower-classes rose to become Galway's prime merchant f... more "Fourteen families from the medieval Irish lower-classes rose to become Galway's prime merchant families, nicknamed the 'tribus Galvia' in the 1600s. The families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch, Martyn, Morris, Skerrett, have been The Tribes of Galway ever since. Over the course of four centuries, they and their fellow Galwegians survived and often thrived against warlords and sieges, during economic booms and busts, times of plenty, famine, and plague. All within Europe's most westerly urban settlement. This is their story."
Kiltullagh-Killimordaly: Aspects of Local History 1821 to 1975, 2024
Newly-uncovered biographical details of the author of Oiche an Gaoithe Mhóir, concerning the grea... more Newly-uncovered biographical details of the author of Oiche an Gaoithe Mhóir, concerning the great storm of 5-6 January 1839.
Kiltullagh-Killimordaly: Aspects of Local History 1821 to 1975 , 2024
Examination of current local surnames mentioned in the 1462 Register of Athenry Dominican Priory;... more Examination of current local surnames mentioned in the 1462 Register of Athenry Dominican Priory; the Tudor fiants 1509-1602; the 1585 Compossion of Connaught; Patent Rolls of King James VI and I; 1654-58 transplantees; Booke of the Confraternity 1666-1779, by the Esker Dominicans; Loughrea Catholic marriage register 1786-97.
History Ireland 28, No. 4, July/August, p. 10, 2020
Letter to the Editor identifying the scribe of two personal notes in the Senchas Már, concerning ... more Letter to the Editor identifying the scribe of two personal notes in the Senchas Már, concerning the Black Death, written Christmas Night 1350 and Christmas Night 1351.
Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, 1 March, 2013
Two unrelated lineages. One a branch of the Ó Máille rulers of Umall, Clann Lochlainn, who adopte... more Two unrelated lineages. One a branch of the Ó Máille rulers of Umall, Clann Lochlainn, who adopted the surname Mac Lochlainn during the 14th century. The second are descendants of the Inis Eoghain lineage who settled in Mayo during the 17th century.
Successive articles from July 2009 to March 2010 concerning the background to the battle, 10 Sept... more Successive articles from July 2009 to March 2010 concerning the background to the battle, 10 September 1316.
Why are Irish surnames the oldest in Europe? By whom were they created, and for what reasons? How... more Why are Irish surnames the oldest in Europe? By whom were they created, and for what reasons? How have they changed in the past thousand years? Irish Surnames: Origins and Developments is the first book in decades to address these issues. outlining events which created them in the 9th-12th centuries, it examines Irish surnames in general plus those of clerical kindreds, Irish travellers, women, vikings, Anglo-Irish. Why surnames originated later in Britain, the pros and cons of genetics and why the notions of Celticity never relate to matters Irish, especially surnames.
"Fourteen families from the medieval Irish lower-classes rose to become Galway's prime merchant f... more "Fourteen families from the medieval Irish lower-classes rose to become Galway's prime merchant families, nicknamed the 'tribus Galvia' in the 1600s. The families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch, Martyn, Morris, Skerrett, have been The Tribes of Galway ever since. Over the course of four centuries, they and their fellow Galwegians survived and often thrived against warlords and sieges, during economic booms and busts, times of plenty, famine, and plague. All within Europe's most westerly urban settlement. This is their story."
Kiltullagh-Killimordaly: Aspects of Local History 1821 to 1975, 2024
Newly-uncovered biographical details of the author of Oiche an Gaoithe Mhóir, concerning the grea... more Newly-uncovered biographical details of the author of Oiche an Gaoithe Mhóir, concerning the great storm of 5-6 January 1839.
Kiltullagh-Killimordaly: Aspects of Local History 1821 to 1975 , 2024
Examination of current local surnames mentioned in the 1462 Register of Athenry Dominican Priory;... more Examination of current local surnames mentioned in the 1462 Register of Athenry Dominican Priory; the Tudor fiants 1509-1602; the 1585 Compossion of Connaught; Patent Rolls of King James VI and I; 1654-58 transplantees; Booke of the Confraternity 1666-1779, by the Esker Dominicans; Loughrea Catholic marriage register 1786-97.
History Ireland 28, No. 4, July/August, p. 10, 2020
Letter to the Editor identifying the scribe of two personal notes in the Senchas Már, concerning ... more Letter to the Editor identifying the scribe of two personal notes in the Senchas Már, concerning the Black Death, written Christmas Night 1350 and Christmas Night 1351.
Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, 1 March, 2013
Two unrelated lineages. One a branch of the Ó Máille rulers of Umall, Clann Lochlainn, who adopte... more Two unrelated lineages. One a branch of the Ó Máille rulers of Umall, Clann Lochlainn, who adopted the surname Mac Lochlainn during the 14th century. The second are descendants of the Inis Eoghain lineage who settled in Mayo during the 17th century.
Successive articles from July 2009 to March 2010 concerning the background to the battle, 10 Sept... more Successive articles from July 2009 to March 2010 concerning the background to the battle, 10 September 1316.
Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, May, 2005
Only surviving description of the initial assembly of the first independent Irish state, written ... more Only surviving description of the initial assembly of the first independent Irish state, written by a participant, Richard Óge Martin of Dún Guaire, Galway. September-October 1642.
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Over the course of four centuries, they and their fellow Galwegians survived and often thrived against warlords and sieges, during economic booms and busts, times of plenty, famine, and plague. All within Europe's most westerly urban settlement. This is their story."
Journal and book articles by Adrian Martyn
Over the course of four centuries, they and their fellow Galwegians survived and often thrived against warlords and sieges, during economic booms and busts, times of plenty, famine, and plague. All within Europe's most westerly urban settlement. This is their story."