Irish Saints' Names for Children

 


A sense of regret that traditional Irish names were falling into disuse was expressed at various times during the Irish national revival of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Prospective parents were therefore encouraged to bestow the names of Irish saints upon their offspring and on this page I have gathered together the posts on this theme:

Series on Irish Saints' Names for Children (1914)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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A list of Irish saints was appended to a 1902 pamphlet on the Life of Saint Finbarr by the Rev. C. M. O'Brien. Its purpose was also to recommend the naming of Irish children with Irish Christian names. The list can be read here.

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A 1918 newspaper article provided a list of 'euphonious names of Irish saints which one hardly ever hears' here.

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