As to why Bridgets usually became Delias and Dellas when they emigrated, as my grandmother did, I'm told they thought Bridget sounded too "old country," Delia or Della more modern. Diane

When my great grandmother Bridget?Casey?immigrated from Mayo County to America she changed her name to Beatrice.? I read somewhere that it was common at that time for Bridget to become Beatrice when immigrating because Bridget was such a common name and because Bridget was sometimes considered to be synonymous with servant. Claudia -----Original Message----- From: DLCulhane@cs.com To: irl-mayo@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 1 May 2009 5:30 am Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Moore's of Westport, County Mayo As to why Bridgets usually became Delias and Dellas when they emigrated, as my grandmother did, I'm told they thought Bridget sounded too "old country," Delia or Della more modern. Diane ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message