IRISH NAMING PATTERNS There was more than tradition involved in naming Irish children. There was a "British Isles Naming Convention" of the late 1500 to 1850 that suggested naming them as follows: First son named for Father's father. Second son named for Mother's father Third son named for Father. Fourth son named for Father's eldest brother. First daughter named for Mother's mother. Second daughter named for Father's mother. Third daughter named for Mother. Fourth daughter named for Mother's eldest sister Second wife's oldest daughter named for the first wife. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Duclos To: IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:21 AM Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] Given names Hi Does anyone know the system used in the old days for naming sons for grandfathers & such? Thanks Joe Duclos ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== For the IRL-CAVAN-L archives, go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/IRL-CAVAN