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* O' e.g. O' Dwyer, O' Higgins. "O" means "grandson of". | * O' e.g. O' Dwyer, O' Higgins. "O" means "grandson of". | ||
It was quite common for many families to drop the Mac or O' from their surnames, so some of the | It was quite common for many families to drop the Mac or O' from their surnames, so some of the surnames above might also reappear as Dwyer, Higgins, Guinness etc, in the same family. In certain names, "Mac" also became "Fitz" e.g. Fitzgerald. | ||
Many other Irish names also derive from Irish Gaelic, e.g. Branagh (Breathnach) | Many other Irish names also derive from Irish Gaelic, e.g. Branagh (Breathnach) | ||