There are a great many synonyms for O'Naghten (Ó Neachtain in Irish) in modern Ireland, including Naughtan, Naughton, Nochtin, Nocton, Knockton and even sometimes Connaughton (which is actually a ...

Do you know an O'Sullivan or O'Neill in your life? This apostrophe in surnames holds a deep meaning in the roots of Irish ...

In a Gael Linn booklet first published in 1998 and entitled Aspects of Our Shared History, the late lamented Aodán Mac Póilin asked the question: Can a surname tell you where your ancestors came from?

Irish might be one of Europe's oldest languages still spoken today, but don't sleep on Irish girl names. With 30.5 million Americans claiming Irish ancestry in 2023, according to the U.S. Census ...