The Census of 1659 for Louth, lists Birne as the most common Irish Name in the Barony of Louth. It lists Byrne as the most common Irish name in the Barony of Ardee. It lists Birne as found in the Barony of Dundalk, but not common. It lists Birne as found in the Barony of Farrad, but not common. Both Louth and Ardee border Monaghan, but Dundalk and Farrad don't. Gerry Hoy -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of pabloburns@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:27 AM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: [R-M222] Muinter Birn Of special interest to me is O'Hart's statement that some descendants anglicized their name to Bruen. I have eight M222 Byrne who are not close to my Donegal or Sligo M222s. Their roots are Monaghan, and I am wondering if they are remnants of that Muinter Birn/Cenel Eoghain group that you mentioned. Do the O Cathains have any distinctive markers, such as the 391=10 that separates this Monaghan Byrne group from my other M222s? Paul R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message