Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Surnames
It is common for some Irish surnames to be anglicised, meaning that they were changed to sound more English. This usually occurred with I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Irish Diaspora
The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Personal Names Forenames
Personal names in modern Ireland are derived from traditional Gaelic names, anglicised Gaelic names and, more recently, popular American ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cahan: Encyclopedia - Cahan
Cahan may refer to: Cahan - People. Cahan is Irish and Jewish surname: Abraham Cahan Charles Hazlitt Cahan Larry Cahan, see List of Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victoria Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Victoria Of The United Kingdom - Ireland
The young Queen Victoria fell in love with Ireland, choosing to holiday in Killarney in Kerry, in the process, launching the location as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Halldór Laxness: Encyclopedia Ii - Halldór Laxness - Catholicism
In the end of 1922, Laxness joined an abbey in Clervaux, Luxembourg. The monks of the abbey, named Abbaye St. Maurice et St. Maur, follow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - Poland
In Poland and most of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the surnames first appeared in late Middle Ages. Initially their purpose ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - Poland
In Poland and most of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the surnames first appeared in late Middle Ages. Initially their purpose ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Southern United States - People
The people of the South, or Southerners, are primarily the descendants of the Celtic immigrants who moved to the South in the 17th and 18...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - Romania
In Romania family names traditionally have an English-like usage: a child inherits his father's family name, and a wife takes her husband...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dave Allen Comedian: Encyclopedia Ii - Dave Allen Comedian - Life Before And After Television
Born in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, the son of Cully Tynan O'Mahoney, managing editor of the Irish Times,and an English mother,he left sch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Southern United States - History
While Southern history stretches back to prehistoric times, the unique culture of the South primarily has its origins with the settlement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Southern United States - History
While Southern history stretches back to prehistoric times, the unique culture of the South primarily has its origins with the settlement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Recent History
In Northern Ireland almost half of the population are Protestant, whilst a large minority are Roman Catholic at approximately 43.8% (2001...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Recent History
In Northern Ireland over half of the population are Protestant, whilst a large minority are Roman Catholic at approximately 43.8% (2001)....   » Read the article