Here is a helpful link for figuring out common Irish names, and their nicknames, and Latin equivalents. http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/dennisahogan/files/GivenNameAlternatives.pdf -Tessa -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Mulligan via Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:44 PM To: 'Bill Gawne'; beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] Some help for those attempting to read old handwriting As someone who has worked with a variety of handwritten records over forty years now let me offer some advice. Don't rush, this can take time. Read through the whole document as best you can to get a sense of the person's hand. As you get a sense of it, you can apply what you've figured out from the clearer examples to those that are less clear. Also, common sense . If you have a word, say [unknown letter] homas -- it is almost certainly a T even if it looks more like an F or Y. In this specific case get as much as you can from Riobard's books--you will have a much easier time finding the original with his transcription to work with than going in blind. Latin equivalents for first names are pretty easy to sort out with Google. You can quickly make up a list of those common in your family. Bill Mulligan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tessa, Best bit of education I had since my Leaving Cert Class 1946- 1950. Thank you . John On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Tessa Parisek via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Here is a helpful link for figuring out common Irish names, and their > nicknames, and Latin equivalents. > > > http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/dennisahogan/files/GivenNameAlternatives.pdf > > -Tessa > > -----Original Message----- > From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> [mailto: > beara-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Bill Mulligan via > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:44 PM > To: 'Bill Gawne'; beara@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Some help for those attempting to read old handwriting > > > As someone who has worked with a variety of handwritten records over forty > years now let me offer some advice. > > Don't rush, this can take time. Read through the whole document as best > you can to get a sense of the person's hand. As you get a sense of it, you > can apply what you've figured out from the clearer examples to those that > are less clear. Also, common sense . If you have a word, say [unknown > letter] homas -- it is almost certainly a T even if it looks more like an F > or Y. > > In this specific case get as much as you can from Riobard's books--you > will have a much easier time finding the original with his transcription to > work with than going in blind. Latin equivalents for first names are pretty > easy to sort out with Google. You can quickly make up a list of those > common in your family. > > Bill Mulligan > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile