Old Irish Naming Patterns

              1st son was named after the father's father.

             2nd son was named after the mother's father.

                   3rd son was named after the father.

         4th son was named after the father's eldest brother. 

          1st daughter was named after the mother's mother.

          2nd daughter was named after the father's mother.

               3rd daughter was named after the mother.

       4th daughter was named after the mother's eldest sister.

Information on old Irish naming patterns, as given in a
lecture on May 15 in Rochester, NY by Ida Troye, Editor of The
Septs, published by the Irish Genealogical Society, International
(IGSI). Their web page
is:http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/igsilka.htm