Let's not forget the boxer who names all his sons (I think there are 5) after himself. GEORGE ---OmahaMom@aol.com wrote: > > I was asked about Irish naming patterns after posting a note about Scottish > naming patterns and so referred the question to a friend who's an expert Irish > researcher with years of experience in Ireland & N Ireland. Here's her reply > for those who are interested. > Karen > > "Although occasionally individual families had naming patterns of their own, > the Irish generally do not. Of course, an exception is the Scots Irish of > the North who frequently follow the naming customs of their Scottish > ancestors." Carol Burdick Davidson, Irish researcher > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com