{"id":4005,"date":"2017-09-26T23:16:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T22:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2017-09-28T23:44:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T22:44:45","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Whats in a Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4010\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/whats-in-a-name\/carty-by-catholic-parish-19th-century\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CARTY-by-Catholic-Parish-19th-Century-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"Surnames can often hide their history in plain sight, what is Irish or sounds it may not be so at all, and what sounds foreign may be a forced anglicisation of a real Irish name... still, it seems ours is Irish, but may not be Clan Eoghanchta like I thought, but rather Connachta... a sub clan of O'Rourke \/ O' Reilly...\" width=\"203\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CARTY-by-Catholic-Parish-19th-Century-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CARTY-by-Catholic-Parish-19th-Century-332x308.jpg 332w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CARTY-by-Catholic-Parish-19th-Century.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surnames can often hide their history in plain sight, what is Irish or sounds it may not be so at all, and what sounds foreign may be a forced anglicisation of a real Irish name&#8230; still, it seems ours is Irish, but may not be Clan Eoghanchta like I thought, but rather Connachta&#8230; a sub clan of O&#8217;Rourke \/ O&#8217; Reilly&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Mac and O the rhyme does go<br \/>\nAn Irishman can be known<br \/>\nThrough this rhyme and a little time<br \/>\nThe truth and lie of that will be shown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For some who an Irish name bear<br \/>\nHad it changed from another long ago<br \/>\nTo one that sounded like there when they came<br \/>\nThose who mispronounce announce the story they know.<\/p>\n<p>Some have a history known by few<br \/>\nTo all and sundry so obscure<br \/>\nSome think its a cover story of a history hidden<br \/>\nWe do not know and will never be sure&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Some bear the most English of them all<br \/>\nForced to change it in times past&#8230;<br \/>\nSo an Irish Smith and Smyth is actually McGowan<br \/>\nBreiffne clan of the braves battles blast.<\/p>\n<p>So theres more to name than you ever think<br \/>\nBear in mind as you grow your family tree&#8230;<br \/>\nThe heros can be villains, the villians heros&#8230;<br \/>\nPrepare to be stunned by what you find&#8230; like me!!!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whothehelldoyouthinkyouare.com\"><strong>Who The Hell Do You Think You Are<\/strong><\/a>, my website on genealogy and family research I have found some strange folk come rattling from the closet of the mists of time&#8230; with one branch of our family very &#8220;Tally ho old chap&#8221; indeed&#8230; quite odd for a clan who thought ourselves good respectable Catholic rebels!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mac and O the rhyme does go An Irishman can be known Through this rhyme and a little time The truth and lie of that will be shown&#8230; For some who an Irish name bear Had it changed from another long ago To one that sounded like there when &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,256,159],"tags":[3878,3877,3879,3880],"class_list":["post-4005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-stories","category-irish-heritage","category-wanderings-of-the-gael","tag-geneology","tag-irish-surnames","tag-origin-of-names","tag-whats-in-a-name","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-12B","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1855,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/seek-the-distant-isle\/","url_meta":{"origin":4005,"position":0},"title":"Seek the Distant Isle","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"9th June 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Of which was spoken the sailed to seek Many ships, families and fighting men, As generations had sailed before, They take\u00a0 to the wave again Destination is unknown Danger dire is expected Life and voyages both are a battle The rudder\u00a0 the boat directed. 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