An introduction to the origin and meaning of baby names or Christian names in Ireland.
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Some of the most popular old Irish Celtic and Gaelic names for boys, some in common use still, others more unusual.
Story of a Name: Brendan, an Irish saint who many people believe reached America some 1000 years before Columbus.
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Boys names from Dáithí, the Irish for Donald Duck, to Iarla, a name that has all but died out in its Irish form.
Story of a Name: Fionn, who gained all the knowledge in the world because he burnt his thumb.
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Boys names from the relatively well known such as Liam and Padraig, to less well known names like Odhran and Ultan.
Story of a Name: Lugh was a mythical godlike figure in Celtic mythology whose memory is still celebrated in Ireland today at the Feast of Lughnesa.
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Some of the most popular old Irish Celtic and Gaelic names for Girls, from Afric to Colleen, along with notes about their origin and history.
Story of a Name: Aoife and the Children of Lir, doomed to spend 900 years as swans.
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A list of mostly traditional Irish names and their stories, including relatively common ones like Grainne and less well known but lovely ones like Iseult.
Story of a name: Deirdre, a beautiful young woman who instead of marrying the king eloped with her true love, with tragic consequences.
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Traditional names starting with the letters from M to S – no later letters since these are largely unused in the Irish language so they don’t exist!
Story of a Name: Niamh, the beautiful goddess who took Oisin to the land of eternal youth, but in doing so caused his early death.
Read MoreIn mid 2007 Central Statistics Office in Dublin released their annual list of the most popular baby names in Ireland – these were the winners in 2006!
Read MoreStatistics just released on the most popular names for Babies in Ireland in 2005 show that little has changed since last year.
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