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Other sources on Irish names available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - NAMES, PERSONAL. | Other sources on Irish names available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - NAMES, PERSONAL. | ||
A traditional naming pattern was often used by Irish parents until the later 19th century: | |||
*First son usually named for the father's father | |||
*Second son usually named for the mother's father | |||
*Third son usually named for the father | |||
*Fourth son usually named for the father's eldest brother | |||
*Fifth son usually named for the mother's eldest brother | |||
*First daughter usually named for the mother's mother | |||
*Second daughter usually named for the father's mother | |||
*Third daughter usually named for the mother | |||
*Fourth daughter usually named for the mother's eldest sister | |||
*Fifth daughter usually named for the father's eldest sister. | |||
=== Ireland Nicknames === | === Ireland Nicknames === | ||