Can you tell me whether you know if this use of Bridget and Delia is common outside of Galway? I have been puzzled about the two names since I found out that there were Delia's in my wife's family, including her aunt, whose births were registered as Bridget. I was thinking it was some particularity of the Fannon family or perhaps that area of northeast Galway until I saw your message. Interestingly, there were also some children in the family whose births were registered as Delia. I wonder if they called themselves Bridget? -----Original Message----- From: irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karin A. Joyce Sent: April 7, 2010 9:53 AM To: irl-galway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-GALWAY] the name Nancy in records Nancy is usually listed as Ann or Anna in Irish records. Same as Bridget and Delia is the same name. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meg Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net> To: <irl-galway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:52 AM Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] Nea McGratten and Tim Furse > Joy - I looked in the microfilmed death Indexes for McGRATTENs and did > find a 'Nancy' that could be nicknamed 'Nea'. There was also an Alicia > and a Margaret with similar surname spellings. Is this one a possibility > ? > > 1878 Deaths, 2Q, McGRATTIN, Nancy age 81, registered Galway district, > volume 4 page 214. > > Finding a FURSE was much more difficult ! No FURSE surname was located > in 1878, I found a FURY, a FORDE, a FORHAN, 3 FOLEYs, a FLOOD a > FITZPATRICK, a FENLON, a FEENY and several others all named Timothy [its > a rare given name so I checked all the F surnames for Timothys]. None > sounded like FURSE and I did check FERRIS specifically and in 1877. So > far, none of these was registered in Galway as the district. > > Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA > ------------------------------------- > > Joy Dean wrote: >> These two people were mentioned in a letter written in 1878 to my >> great-grandmother, from her brother who was in the Connaught Rangers. >> >> "... poor Nea McGratten is dead and that Tim Furse is married.". >> >> >> Joy >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bridget and Delia are all over Ireland as the same name. It is unusual to be listed as Delia at birth, but it could happen. Ireland are great for nicknames and many people don't know people's "right" names until they die. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Anne Carey" <careys@quickclic.net> To: <irl-galway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-GALWAY] the name Nancy in records > Can you tell me whether you know if this use of Bridget and Delia is > common > outside of Galway? I have been puzzled about the two names since I found > out that there were Delia's in my wife's family, including her aunt, whose > births were registered as Bridget. I was thinking it was some > particularity > of the Fannon family or perhaps that area of northeast Galway until I saw > your message. > > Interestingly, there were also some children in the family whose births > were > registered as Delia. I wonder if they called themselves Bridget? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karin A. Joyce > Sent: April 7, 2010 9:53 AM > To: irl-galway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-GALWAY] the name Nancy in records > > Nancy is usually listed as Ann or Anna in Irish records. > > Same as Bridget and Delia is the same name. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Meg Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net> > To: <irl-galway@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:52 AM > Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] Nea McGratten and Tim Furse > > >> Joy - I looked in the microfilmed death Indexes for McGRATTENs and did >> find a 'Nancy' that could be nicknamed 'Nea'. There was also an Alicia >> and a Margaret with similar surname spellings. Is this one a possibility >> ? >> >> 1878 Deaths, 2Q, McGRATTIN, Nancy age 81, registered Galway district, >> volume 4 page 214. >> >> Finding a FURSE was much more difficult ! No FURSE surname was located >> in 1878, I found a FURY, a FORDE, a FORHAN, 3 FOLEYs, a FLOOD a >> FITZPATRICK, a FENLON, a FEENY and several others all named Timothy [its >> a rare given name so I checked all the F surnames for Timothys]. None >> sounded like FURSE and I did check FERRIS specifically and in 1877. So >> far, none of these was registered in Galway as the district. >> >> Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA >> ------------------------------------- >> >> Joy Dean wrote: >>> These two people were mentioned in a letter written in 1878 to my >>> great-grandmother, from her brother who was in the Connaught Rangers. >>> >>> "... poor Nea McGratten is dead and that Tim Furse is married.". >>> >>> >>> Joy >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think Delia is a fairly commonly accepted alternative form of Bridget/Brigid and its variants in Ireland. Bedelia is a form of Bridget, and Delia is the diminutive. Vital records registered in a Catholic church may well be entered in the Latin: Brigidham See: http://www.baby-names-meanings.net/meaning/bridget.html Brigid (not known as Delia!) On Apr 9, 2010, at 8:22 AM, John & Anne Carey wrote: > Can you tell me whether you know if this use of Bridget and Delia is > common > outside of Galway?