Hi-have been reading the messages, lots of Irish names, doesnt anyone work on BYRNE? Have read it is the 7th most common name in Ireland. We went there in 1989, have been married 56 yrs-had to spell this name repeatedly and then they get it wrong sometimes but in Ireland everyone knew the name and they love Americans. As to the given names everyone has been writing about--possibly there werent that many saints names they liked and most of the Irish use saints names. Thomas and Mary KELLY BYRNE m 1832 Ballysax, Co Kildare, Ire. Mary dau of Daniel and Sarah BYRNE KELLY. Thomas and Mary to San Francisco 1867 with 5 grown children, Maurice, Thomas, Daniel, Mary, Patrick. Two stayed in Ireland: James who m Ellen DOWLING in Kilcullen Parish, Co Kildare. Sarah who m James GLYNN, Moone Parish, Co Kildare. Bridgit ALLEN b 1848 Co Clare, Ireland, dau of Denis and Bridgit CLEARY ALLEN, to SanFrancisco, m 1872 Daniel BYRNE. Her sister Susan to SF m PATRICK NASH. Susan died of TB as did many Irish of that period. My grgrmother was Eliza MOONEY to NY from Ireland (?) 1848, age 16, with sister Mary, 18, they are listed as shoe binders. Eliza m 1852, St Patrick's church, Rochster, NY to Henry BUE (BEW). John and Rose GALLAGHER witnesses. to IN, MO. Eliza d 1872, Cooper Co Mo. they had 8 ch. No clue as to what happened to Mary, who there parents were, etc. We also have MCDANIEL, MCDONALD, LOWERY, YATES which seem to be Scotch names. Thank you. Ellen Byrne dande@mail.tds.net