.30 SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN lRELAND. 'l'he name has no common origin with an Irish sept of the name of Hardy, which is the anglicised form of Mae Giolla-deacair. Houston, Huston.- 'l'hese two names are the anglicised forms of M' Quiston, M' Queston, and M' Quaston, in Gaelic Mac Uistean, a west of Scotland form of Hugh from the Norse Eys· tein. Another form of the name is Hcwison. In Lanca· shire it takes the form of Hughesdon, the latter being of Norse origin. In the northern part of Donegal, especially in the districts surrounding Stranorlar in that county, and in County Derry, the name McTaghlin, in Gaelic Mac An Teachlainn, is anglicised Huston and Houston, from what reason I am unable to tell. Hugh, a common Christian name in Uls· ter, is pronounced somewhat like ''Que'' in N.E. Ulster. Hogg, Hogge.-According to Dr. 0 'Donovan the Gaelic form of these two names is Jl.fac An Bhainbh. Horseman.-Anglicised form of M' CRughey, from each, a horse, and eachaidhe, a horseman; hence llfac Eachaidh. Hanson.- This name is the anglicised form of M' Kittrick in the districts surrounding Blackwatcrtown, on the borders of Armagh and Tyrone. M' Kittrick in Co. Louth is a name of Danish origin, in Gaelic Mac Shitric. It is written M' Getrick in Galloway and Northern Ulster (Mag Shitric). Another form is ::Yf'Whitrick. Hewson.- This nfl.me in the first instance, in Ulster and the West of Scotland, is the anglicised form of a branch of the Mae Kay sept, in Gaelic Mac Aoidh. Secondly it is the anglicised form of the Connacht sept of McHugh (Mac Aodha), principally in the districts surrounding Tuam, in County Galway, and of Ennis, Co. Clare. ·Humpbry.-This name is the anglicised form assumed by numbers of the llfcAuliffe (Mac Amhlaibh) sept of Clanawley, Duhollow, Co. Cork. The name Humphrey itself is of Cymric origin. and is found in Wales and Cornwall, and forme\ly in the Cymric Kin~<lom of Strathclyde. Hawkins.- This name Hawkins is the anglicised forms of Haugh i:rn (0' h-Eachain) in Co. Down and adjoining countieS'. "Hyde.- This name in the district of Clonakilty. Co. Cork. is the :rnglicised form assumed by some of the 0 'Driscolls (0 'Dri~-
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