They (the new owners of Loftus Hall) hope to have it open to the public in 2013 and it will be amazing.Mary , the name Loftus is well known around the county of Limerick , Ireland . Norse influence shows in the Norse-derived names of many contemporary Irish kings (e.g. Årøy to Ar(r)et to Arrey, its still pronounced not any different and its etymology not only kept its original definition bit also expanded each shore the name reached.You have one of very few and rare oldest names of Viking history.Thank you so much for that great reply, it’s absolutely fascinating. Some might have originated with Gaels imitating their neighbours, but the simplest explanation is that Viking settlers adopted Gaelic naming practices, dropping their own single-generation names.Other Norse-origin names provide evidence of the importance of those naming practices. There were Viking settlers recorded in Limerick , Ireland in the 9th century . If the Dockray culture from Ireland was Protestant e.g., the 20 plus Presidents of the US who have Protestant Ulster Irish roots it may indeed be they were part of the Ulster Plantation.Since the 17-1800’s the O’Dohertys have again re-populated Inishowen, and other parts of their 1610 homelands – this is a good place to look for help in solving your question.I was wondering if anyone knew about the name O’Bar? We reserve the right to remove any content at any time from this Community, including without limitation if it violates the The irony of these sagas is that while Saxon England struggled on against the Vikings for another 50 years, Ireland was for a short time united under an Irish King and free of foreign oppression. Many were economically forced to drop the O’ or Mc from their names to get work. My question is how is this possible? So it comes as no surprise that no matter where you go, you tend to run into classic Irish names. Many theories about the names they chose, most were based on paternal names, such as Bengtson, which evolved to Bankson and the original settler was probably the son of Bengt. My mother has been told by Irish people that her Irish Viking name is not Irish: Histon, or Ó h-Oistín. This was the language of Norse sagas – telling magical stories about Scandinavian and Germanic history, Viking voyages a battles, Norse mythology and paganism. Thank you!Is Kelly derived from the Vikings.

It doesn’t sound like it to me but with a last name of Lovenduski I never would’ve guessed that I’m related to Lt. Gen. James A. Longstreet either.

l av been led to beleive that my name wade is of viking origin? Irish actor Brendan Gleeson could be a Viking (Picture: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images) Dr Alexandra Sanmark, from the University of the Highlands and Islands, explained: “The people of the Viking Age did not have family names, but instead used the system of patronymics, where the children were named after their father, or occasionally their mother. Widespread and woven into many different cultures around the globe, Irish surnames are ever-present today.For those of you keen to dig a little deeper into your roots, we suggest you check out If you liked this article, why not download our eBook: Ireland Before You Die (IB4UD) is the biggest Irish travel and culture website. The Vikings in Ireland In December of 2017, the massive Irish DNA Atlas project published findings that today’s Irish population could be as high as 20% Norse. )What I would add is that when comprehensive Y-DNA testing is done (67 or 111 STR’s and BigY) that if anything it reinforces that most of these so called ‘Viking names’ are actually branches of Irish kindred groups. Nothing about stranger or foreigner. My last name is O’Boy which is an old Irish name. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber. Does the Author have any more on Viking Doyles? There is no such thing as a Viking surname. How to find out if you have Irish Viking ancestry ... Waterford, and Kilkenny known as Ireland’s Viking Triangle. Is that so?My family’s last name was O’Halloran. Is it Manx and just Manx or does it have Viking origins, noting my suffix end with -ey?Arrey is old Gaelic for very Old Norwegian (old norse) Årøy. Unique and like no other, a mere uttering of an Irish family name and you’re sure to know they hail from the Emerald Isle. (I was told that de Lynch was French originallly.) Ó hAllmhuráin means from beyond the sea or ‘Islander’. The account details entered are not currently associated with an Irish Times subscription. I recently had a DNA test done and the resurlts are confusing to me. All are from county Louth it Meath.My family names are Lynch, Beglin, Chambers and Greenan.

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