Irish customs re naming children.

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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 52 Send Message	John	Report	9 Sep 2008 10:40
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 52 Send Message	People with Irish conections will know how difficult it can be to try and find a missing mothers forename and inlaws names. They are not shown on Marriage certs in the UK for children, you have just the Fathers name to try and work on. If the family went on to have lots of children (as the Irish often did)then you may be in with a chance of having something to research. Irish parents often named sons according to this general pattern. The first son after the fathers father. The second after the mothers father. The third son was named after the father Irish Daughter frequently followed a similar pattern The first daughter was named after the mothers mother The second was named after the fathers mother The third was named after the mother. You may be able to predict the names of Grandparents. But this is just a guide and proves nothing. But it could give you something to research. You really need to spot the trend in 5 children if possible It worked for me perfectly and I traced my GG grandmother. I am sure this will have been discussed or is already known, but it really is worth a mention.