Is Your Family Name On This Map of Ireland?

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This brilliantly detailed map of Ireland lists over 700 traditional Irish surnames in the counties of their ancestry.Trace your Heritage on this Ancestral Map of Ireland. Locate the roots and lineage of your family name in counties such as Derry, Dublin and Cork. Research your ancestral clan heritage and proximity to beautifully depicted Irish Historical Landmarks, such as the Cardonagh Stone Cross and the burial place of St. Patrick, with this easy to use alphabetical name listing and map grid system. Makes a great gift or a unique supplement to your family tree portfolio display. Share the Genealogy of your family’s native homeland, Ireland with your friends and family. This skillfully designed map, printed on quality parchment like paper, measures 17 by 22 inches and is suitable for framing
to show pride in your Irish Heritage.

 

Landmarks and Historical Locations:
Cardonagh Stone Cross
Siege of Derry
Massacre at Magee
St. Columba
Antrim, Place of St. Patrick’s Captivity
Downpatrick, Burial Place of St. Patrick, St Brigid and St. Columbkille
Antiphenary of Banger
Book of Kells
Diarmaid and Gráinne
Glendalough Round Tower
Tara Brooch
Fochard, Birthplace of St. Brigid
Cromwells massacres at Drogheada
Battle of the Boyne
Wicklow, Landing Place of Palladius
Wexford, Landing Place of the Milesians
St. Finnian
Dinn Rig
Ahenny Stone Cross.
Celtic Invaders
Waterford, Landing of Strongbow and Henry II
Youghal, First Franciscan Convert
Kinsale, Landing of James II
Landing of the French at Bantry Bay
Siege of Dunboy
Landing Place of Partholan
Dingle Bay, Landing of Fitzmaurice
Ardagh Chalice
Cáshel Round Tower
Arran Isles, St. Edna’s Monestary
Battle of Athenry
Athlone Plaque
Medb, Queen of Connacht
Cú  Chulainn
Lough Erne Reliquiary
Catach of St Columba
Counties:
CORK
WATERFORD
WEXFORD
KERRY
LIMERICK
TIPPERARY
CLARE
KILKENNY
CARLOW
QUEENS COY
KINGS COY
WICKLOW
KILDARE
DUBLIN
MEATH
WEST MEATH
ONGFORD
LOUTH
GALWAY
MAYO
LINGO
ROSCOMMON
LEITRIM
CAVAN
FERM
ANAGH
MONAGH
ARMAGH
DOWN
TYRONE
LONDONDERRY
ANTRUM
DONEGAL

Your Irish Surname Could Reveal Your Heritage

John McCarty 1 Comment

What’s in a name?  That is a question often asked by those seeking to find their family heritage.  Researching your Irish Surname could reveal your heritage.  Irish Family Maps make it easy to find the birthplace of your Irish Ancestors.   

Initially Irish Family Names were simply a single given name such as Cian, pronounced “key in”.  As the population grew, it became necessary to add Irish Surnames so that families could be more easily identified.  Many Irish Surnames predate Christianity and were of ancient Celtic origin.  In fourth century AD, Irish surnames were influenced by St. Patrick and other Christian missionaries.  Irish Family Surnames often identified the particular trade of the family.  For instance the family of the local blacksmith might have the Irish surname of Smith.  Irish family surnames tended to be localized into groups or clans by county.  These clans broke into smaller groups or septs.  As generations of Irish families grew, it became necessary to further differentiate the older and younger generations by adding a prefix of Mac, meaning “son of”, often abbreviated by Mc, or O’ which means “grandson of”.    

Today many traditional Irish Surnames have been anglicized to more familiar spellings and pronunciations. Many Irish Surnames have been simplified by removing the O’ or Mac’ or the abbreviated Mc’ prefix and at times shortening the spelling by a letter in the middle of the surname.  For example, the anglicized surname Fallon was once the traditional Irish Surname of O’Faloon.  The anglicized surname McCarty came from the traditional Irish surname MacCarthy or the Gaelic surname Mac Carthaigh.    

Irish Family Maps make it easy to trace your Irish Surname to your family’s county of origin in Ireland with the easy to use alphabetical name listing and unique grid system.  Irish Family Maps even includes historical Irish Landmarks near your ancestral clan.  

So go ahead, research your Irish Surname.  Celebrate and share your Irish pride with your friends and family. Slainte’.