2007-07-27 19:04:57 · 5 answers · asked by haley d 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Have a look at the link posted below, it has every thing Irish on there
http://rmhh.co.uk/ireland.html
and not a "coat of arms" in sight, hope it helps.
2007-07-28 08:13:25 · answer #1 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blarney, Ireland
2007-07-28 05:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smith, Smythe etc are occupational. People didn't always have surnames. Smith, Smythe, Schmidt etc just indicated someone whose occupation was a smith.
The O means descendant of
Mac, Mc means son of
Fitz means son of
The spelling of all Irish names have been Anglicized.
2007-07-27 20:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could not find the name O'SMYTHE anywhere, but did find the name SMYTHE from Antrim, Ireland listed on www.familysearch.org. The name is in reference to the job "smith" as in blacksmith.
2007-07-27 19:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wendy's tip # 16... don't try to trace a surname. Trace your ancestors, as individual persons. Work from yourself back to the actual person who immigrated from
And don't forget tip # 3... get good documentation for any fact in your research.
2007-07-27 22:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by wendy c 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋