It only started being used as a first name in the 20th century. The poetic genre has been personified in Ireland as a beautiful woman in peril. This is the Irish form of Eve (Adam and Eve are ...

Fadas are often dropped in English, but in Irish pronunciation they are crucial. Take the first name of Irish-American talk show host Conan O’Brien. When anglicized it’s “Co-nin,” but with ...

The latest data from the Irish Central Statistics Office revealed the first and last names that were the most popular for new arrivals in 2023 in Ireland. The most popular first names for boys and ...

The majority of U.S. Irish pubs include a first or last name — Murphy’s Pub, Kelly’s Tavern or Molly’s Pub & Carryout, for example. The remaining 43 percent of pubs that lacked a first or ...