The development of Irish names is of interest to those involved in the genealogy of Ireland's diaspora. Our lists are for everyone with a general interest in Irish culture and its development. Find out a little information of the roots of your family tree.



Ahearne
Barry, Blake, Boyle, Browne, Burke, Butler
Carroll, Clarke, Collins, Connolly
Daly, Dillon, Doherty, Doyle, Duffy
Egan
Fitzgerald
Guinness
Healy, Hennessy, Higgins
Joyce
Kavanagh, Keane, Kennedy, Kirwan
Lynch
MacDermot, MacMahon, MacSween
Malone, Martin, McCarthy McGrath, McKenna, McNamara
Murphy
Nolan, Nugent
O'Brien, O'Byrne, O'Connell, O'Conor, O'Donnell, O'Donovan, O'Farrell, O'Keefe, O'Kelly, O'Mahony, O'Neill, O'Reilly
Power, Roche, Ryan
Sheridan, Smith, Sullivan
Walsh

A new arrival on the way? Find an Irish name for the baby boy or girl.
Aaron, Abigail, Abraham, Abram, Achaius, Adam, Adamnan, Adrian, Aeneas, Aengus, Aidan, Aine, Alfred, Alma, Art, Arthur
Beircheart, Bernadette, Bernard, Bran, Brandan, Brian
Candice
Darerca, Deirdre, Dudley
Ealga, Eavan, Egan, Ernan, Etain, Ethna
Fiach
Geraldine
Harold, Heiro
Irene, Isaac
Jennifer, Juno, Kenneth, Laoghaire, Linda, Loughlin, Lysagh
Mago, Malvina, Mogue, Morrin
Naal, Natasha, Nevan, Niadh, Niamh
Oisín
Orla
Phelan
Riona, Ronan, Roy
Tara
Valentine
Whiltierna

Introduction to Irish Place Names
Equestrian Irish Place Names
'F' and 'G' places
Mullingar and Cunningburn
Towns featured in The Sash
Sound familiar? Sound-a-likes and their differences.
The counties of Ulster
Laois
Armagh
Auburn
Shane's Castle