Posted by Atticus on August 21, 2004, at 16:21:04
In reply to hey Atticus, I was just reading the dictionary...., posted by Jai Narayan on August 21, 2004, at 13:00:41
Perhaps your ancestors were fishermen? Or maybe they lived on the coast of Counties Mayo and Sligo? That's a pretty rough patch of water -- it's where the north Atlantic meets the North Sea. So there could be some connotation of strength implicit in the name as well. As I noted before, the Gaelic root of my mother's maiden name is Odubhda, which means "Dark Chieftan" or "Black Prince," for reasons I've already babbled on about; they were black Irish, invested princes (that means no actual royal blood, but a noble title given in recognition of service), and stone-cold enforcers and killers working for Fiachra. Oh, and one interesting side note. You once mentioned that you had roots in Galway, I believe. My father's people were from that area. I know much less about them than my mother's side, but it appears they were always farmers. "Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice. Ta. :) Atticus, who offers dirty deed and they're done dirt cheap
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