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Surname Laighnase

 
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Peter Greene
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 1997 5:55 pm    Post subject: Surname Laighnase Reply with quote

I have recently found that my great-great
grandmother was named Catherine Laighnase.
She was married in Southern Roscommon but I
have never heard of the name Laighnase. Would
anyone be able to shed some light on the history
and location for this surname?

peter greene

peter.greene@snet.net







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Pete Hanley
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 1997 10:13 am    Post subject: Re: Surname Laighnase Reply with quote

(User Above) wrote:

: I have recently found that my great-great
: grandmother was named Catherine Laighnase.
: She was married in Southern Roscommon but I
: have never heard of the name Laighnase. Would
: anyone be able to shed some light on the history
: and location for this surname?

: peter greene

: peter.greene@snet.net

Follow up: It's not listed in any of my many reference books but it might be derived from: LAGE which means a hill and NAS which means an assembly place. Pete Hanley phanley@arnoldcom.com









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John O'Beirne
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 1997 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: Surname Laighnase Reply with quote


: I have recently found that my great-great
: grandmother was named Catherine Laighnase.
: She was married in Southern Roscommon but I
: have never heard of the name Laighnase. Would
: anyone be able to shed some light on the history
: and location for this surname?

: peter greene
This is a guess but might be worth following:
Laighleis (with a long e, or e fada) is the Gaelic for Lawless who were numerous in Galway. I think I recall store with that name in Roscommon Town but my Telecom Eireann CD-ROM expired so I can't check it. [If you know how to over-ride the expiry date, I'll look for the name.]

: peter.greene@snet.net









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