SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. 57 Speke.-Mac Giolla-Easbuig. An anglicisecl form of Gillespie. Stalker.-Mac An Stocaire. See Mcinstocker ancl Stocker. A Kintyre sept name. Seth, Seath, Sheach, Shiach, Shaw.-These five names are the anglicised form of the North of Scotland sept name M'Keith (Mac Sithich), also anglicised Keith. This sept belongs in the North to the Clan Mcintosh, and the name is clerivecl from Sithich, Son of Gillchrist, son of John, son of Angus, the sixth chief of the Mcintoshes. It ancl the Argyle sept name of Shaw, the latter being written in Gaelic Mac Gille-Sheathanaich, is sometimes confused with Norse name of Shaw in the districts on the Scottish border, and in North-West of England. Short, Shortt.-These two names are the anglicised forms of McGirr in the districts surrounding Omagh and Cloghl'r, Co. Tyrone, and in Co. Armagh; in Gaelic Mac An Ghirr. The McGirrs "1'1-ere Galloglasses in Ulster of Scots' origin. Size.- This name is the anglicised form of Conneely in the district of Celbridge and those adjoining. (0 'Conghaile). Sharp.-This name is the anglicised form of Gearan (0 'Gearain) in the County of Donegal and other parts of the North West. Sharp is found in Perthshire where it is the anglicisecl form of a Highland sept name, the ::>.Jc!lherons of Bute. Skiffington.-This name is the anglicised form of McAskineder, principally in Co. Tyrone and its bo]'(lers; in Gaelic Mac A 'Scinaclair. Spencer.-This name throughout South-West Leinster is the anglicised form of J\fac Speali\in. Sexton.-This name is the anglicised form of North Munster nnd in Routh Connricht. located in Co. Tipperary. 0 'Seisneain rn This sept wn~ Silk.-Jn the districts nhont Gort, Co. Gnlway, the nnme Sheedy (0 'Sioda) has been nngli~isN1 Rilk, from sioda, silk. Stone.-This name in West Mayo and in 'Vest Galwav i.s the anglicised form of Clogherty (0 'Clochartaigh), . and of 0 'Maolchluiche in Rligo. North 1\fnyo, North Leitrim and North Roscommon.
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