Heritage Week 2021 - The Surnames of Co Longford with Aidan O'Hara

Discover the hidden and often unusual history of the surnames found in County Longford. Broadcaster and historian, Aidan O'Hara, shares his not inconsiderable knowledge of the subject with us, so that we may ask - well, who DO we think we are?

[@tiffinyharrington9307]

Thank you so much for sharing a bit of your knowledge - absolutely fascinating!

[@dancingpuma3259]

My great great grandfather John Gill /McGill possibly came from Longford before emigrating to US in 1840ish. This is lovely information

[@TonyM540]

Informative and well presented. Thank you. From the research I’ve done on the surname Mimnagh, which is almost exclusively from Lietrim-Longford, it means “ Munster man “ ie someone from the province of Munster, south west Ireland. Mimnagh or Mimnugh, is a sobriquet ( a descriptive word for a place or name that becomes more common than the original name) the original name being Kennedy or Cennetig.

[@hgoodin1013]

My mother's people were Bradys from Longford. The farthest I could get back was a 5x ggf b. 1724 and 4x ggf b. 1750 (he's the one who emigrated to Maryland in the US sometime before 1774. I wish I knew more. I'm trying to understand if they might possibly have been Ulster Irish as the internet indicates the name (O'Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh) originated in Co. Cavan. Thank you for this video.

[@Ballykeith]

My grandmother was a Brady. My Brady gg grandparents are buried in Granardkill cemetery along with my other relatives. My father moved to England. I visited Longford and Granard last month. Some of my father's ashes were brought back to Granard to be interred with his mother.

[@rapier1954]

good video thanks for posting it

[@annette4444]

O Brien & Mc Caffrey here, I'm confused just being the 5 th generation in the States.also Mc Curdy from Isle of Bute Scotland, Williams, Gordon, Price, many many more .

[@dantruheart7159]

My grandma was a farrell

[@Cyberfender1]

I don't really know my sir name if my name is really Irish (Ferrell)

[@rapier1954]

Ferrell is same clan as Farrell.

[@helmutsecke3529]

You don't really know how to spell or write either mate (surname).