Yes, thank you I did know about the Holland name. That is what my maiden name was, and we later found out we were Houlihan when we found a marriage certificate for my gg grandfather's sister. I am glad to know there is some truth to the story. It may help us try to figure out some more family members. Thanks for the quick response.> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:28:57 -0500> From: gawne@cesmail.net> To: beara@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Traditions of naming a child> > Hi Stephanie, all,> > Stephanie Anderson <spitfire_sh@hotmail.com> writes:> > > They read through the entries and one of the names we are > > researching is Houlihan.> > Do you know that the Houlihans in Beara also sometimes went by the > name Holland? It adds to the fun of tracing the ancestors.> > > Anyway, another thing I read in a letter was that it was tradition > > to name the first son after the paternal grandfather and the second > > son after the maternal grandfather. Same goes for the daughters > > first daughter after the first paternal grandmother and second after > > the maternal grandmother.> >> > Does anyone have a clue if this is even remotely true?> > Yes, it is. If you look back in the archive, you can find a message > at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/beara/2004-01/1075059520> > Quoting in part from it:> > First son after father's father> Second son after mother's father> Third son after father> Fourth son after father's oldest brother> Fifth son after mother's oldest brother> > First daughter after mother's mother (or father's mother)> Second daughter after father's mother (or mother's mother)> Third daughter after mother> Fourth daughter after mother's oldest sister> Fifth daughter after father's oldest sister> > > -- Bill> > > -------------------------------> 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