Cyril, I wonder if you could help me with the Irish naming system. I gather that the tradition was/is that the eldest boy is named after the father's father - ie baby's Paternal grandfather and that the next oldest boy is named after the mother's father - ie baby's maternal grandfather. Does that work with the girls? ie is the eldest girl named after the father's mother and the next girl is named after the mother's mother? My grandmother Elizabeth Doyle was the eldest child, so can I presume that her father's mother was also Elizabeth and that therefore my GGgrandfather Edward Doyle was married to an Elizabeth? And that then would follow that the next girl born was named Margaret so therefore my GGgrandfather Patrick Murphy was married to a Margaret? ( Lawrence and Mary followed the tradition when naming the boys, Edward was the eldest boy and Patrick was the next one) Hope you don't mind my asking, but you seem to be a fount of knowledge about these things and I don't know where to go next!!!!!! Tina

I know there are few wills available for this time period, but I have the following reference: IRISH WILLS INDEX - Wills are deposited at Master of Rolls of Record Office of Four Courts in Dublin (as of this 1909 book) 1601-1800 Ferns Diocese: GIRD, William - Wexford 1793 (probate) Can anyone tell me if these wills or probate records might still exist somewhere? Many thanks, Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [WEX] Doyle > Cyril, > I wonder if you could help me with the Irish naming system. > I gather that the tradition was/is that the eldest boy is named after the > father's father - ie baby's Paternal grandfather and that the next oldest > boy is > named after the mother's father - ie baby's maternal grandfather. Does > that > work with the girls? ie is the eldest girl named after the father's mother > and > the next girl is named after the mother's mother? > My grandmother Elizabeth Doyle was the eldest child, so can I presume that > her father's mother was also Elizabeth and that therefore my GGgrandfather > Edward Doyle was married to an Elizabeth? And that then would follow that > the next > girl born was named Margaret so therefore my GGgrandfather Patrick Murphy > was > married to a Margaret? ( Lawrence and Mary followed the tradition when > naming > the boys, Edward was the eldest boy and Patrick was the next one) > Hope you don't mind my asking, but you seem to be a fount of knowledge > about > these things and I don't know where to go next!!!!!! > Tina > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. >