56 SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. Swift.-This name is the anglicised form of Fodaghan (0 'Fuada· chain) in the Counties of Cavan, Monaghan and those ad· Joining; Foody (O'Fuada) in the Northern parts of Con· nacht, except in the districts about Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, where the name Speed is the anglicised form. Steenson, Stinson, Stenson, Stevenson, Stephenson.-'rhese five names have the one base from Stephen. The name is of Scottish origin and is found particularly in Fife and the Lothians in that country; in Gaelic l\fac Stibhin. Sloan, Sloane.-This name is a sept name of Galloway ongrn, belonging to the "Vlild Gaels," as they were designated; in Gaelic Mac Sluaghadhain. Stoker.-Mac An Stocaire. See Stocker. Sword.-'l'his name is the anglicised form of Claveen and Clavin (0 'Claimhin) in Connacht, and 0 'Suaird in Leinster. Somers, Summers, Sommers.-These three names, collectively ac· cording to locality, are the anglicised forms of 0 'Samh· raidh in North Munster and S.E. Leinster; Mac Samhraidh in Mayo; Mag Shamhrain (M' Govern and M' Gauran) in Cavan, Leitrim, and S. Monaghan. Somerville.-'l'his name and Summerly (which see) are the anglicised forms of Somahan (0 'Somachain) in the Counties of l\Iayo and Galway. Speed.-This name is the anglicised form of Foody (0 'Fuada) in the districts surrounding Ballyhaunis, Co. l\fayo. Shannon.-This name in Kintyre and the adjoining districts, and in North-East Ulster is the ang.licised form of a sept of the l\fcDonalds in Kintyre. It was earlier written O'Shan· ney. A Rev. Malcolm Mac-0 'Shannon was minister of Kilcolmkill and Kilblaan, Kintyre, in 1630, correctly written. O'Seanainn. We find it anglicised M'Shannon in Co. Antrim. Sorley, Sorlie, Sorrie.-Thcse three names are the anglicised forms of the McDonald sept name McSorley (Mac Somhairle); the other sept of the name :M cSorley belongs to one of the three principal clans of the Camerons. Spittal.-This name is an assumed name by a branch of the Buchanans (Mac Ausalain), from ·waltP~" ~on of Patrick Buchanan, Lord of Buchanan, who resicl :-ll at Blairvocky, who assumed the name from the lancls of Apittal.
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