Saturday, March 17, 2012

IRISH

This is a shout out to all my Irish friends today on St. Patrick's Day.  


Here are the top 10 Irish surnames out there:
1.  Murphy ... we have some great friends with this last nameHope you guys have an awesome day.  Murphy means 'sea battler,' by the way. 

2.  Kelly (bright-headed ones) ... so if your first name is Kelly, you know where that originates now. 

3.  O'Sullivan (hawk-eyed ones) 

4.  Walsh (the Welshman)

5.  O'Brien (the nobleman) ... descended from one of the greatest Irish kings of all time. 

6.  Byrne (the ravens) ... they're flying around all over the place. 

7.  Ryan (the little kings) ... again, if it's your first name ...  

8.  O'Connor (patron of warriors) ... 

9.  O'Neill (from a champion) ... we also have a very good friend with this last name.  Cheers to ya. 

10.  O'Reilly.  You go, Bill.

That rounds out the Top Ten.  I see some people want to change the name from St. Patrick's Day to O’Green Day in an effort to encourage diversity and remove the Catholic element.  Silliness.  Some of those same people want to make it Caring and Kindness Day instead of Valentine's Day.  Weird.

I'm still gonna speak in green tonight at KFA.  So to all our Irish friends, "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Lura" and "Rath Dé ort!"   

And be blessed.

1 comment:

Tammy Oliver said...

McCarter is also an Irish name though it is more often thought to be Scottish. My grandma was a McCarter and they came her grandparents came from Ireland and Poland.