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    1. Re: [Irish-American] Irish Naming Conventions and Nicknames

    3. The 7th son of a 7th son was commonly thought to hold the power to heal certain health issues. Thus the nickname 'Doc', as in Doctor.

    08/30/2004 11:30:43
    1. Re: [Irish-American] Irish Naming Conventions and Nicknames
    2. Joan Earnshaw

    3. I always heard that the 7th son of a 7th son had "second sight". Joan Earnshaw VelvetDove2002@aol.com wrote: >The 7th son of a 7th son was commonly thought to hold the power to heal >certain health issues. Thus the nickname 'Doc', as in Doctor. > > >==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== >The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. > > > > >

    08/30/2004 11:34:27