Sometimes the naming of the daughters was reversed, so the first daughter could have been named after either of the grandmothers. My Anglican Irish great grandparents still followed the naming pattern for their children, although they were 2nd generation to have been born in Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:00 AM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] [CO CORK] naming patterns for RC Irish families > 1st son - father's father > 2nd son - mother's father > 3rd son - father > Other sons: grandparents' and parents' siblings, best friends, local > worthies > > 1st dtr - mother's mother > 2nd dtr - father's mother > 3rd dtr - mother > Other dtrs: as for other sons

Here's a fairly common naming pattern for Co Cork: The 1st son was usually named after the father's father The 2nd son was usually named after the mother's father The 3rd son was usually named after the father The 4th son was usually named after the father's eldest brother The 5th son was usually named after the mother's eldest brother The 1st daughter was usually named after the mother's mother The 2nd daughter was usually named after the father's mother The 3rd daughter was usually named after the mother The 4th daughter was usually named after the mother's eldest sister The 5th daughter was usually named after the father's eldest sister Barbara in St. Louis, Missouri USA