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Minnesota

Happy St Patricks day, May the devil chase you every day of your life and never catch you! I'm half Irish, a Byrne from Armagh, Ireland.

3/17/2015 2:24:45 PM

Central NY

Here's to you as good as you are, and Here's to me as bad as I am ,and as Good as you are as bad as I am, I'm as good as you are ,as bad as I am...(Nutes)

3/17/2015 2:45:01 PM

Ireland

Richard, we could be related, I'm a Byrne.
I have a fair few relations in Michigan, Florida, California, Iowa and Colorado.
I'm living in County Louth, right beside Armagh.
Micheál

3/18/2015 6:01:53 AM

Minnesota

Cool, we probably are. I know some of my other Irish relative names are Brennen, Gilmore, Conlon. We left Ireland in the 1850's, I see a lot of the Byrnes are from Wicklow now.

3/18/2015 11:21:56 AM

Ireland

Yes you would be right, The Byrne family originated(for want of a better word) in Wicklow and then moved to Louth. Hence alot of Byrnes live in my County.

The other surnames are not as common but definitely not unheard of.

Do you know what your ancestors were by profession by any chance?
Micheál

3/18/2015 2:34:34 PM

Minnesota

I don't know but will ask. Do you know of Charles Byrne, the giant? I think he was close to 8 ft tall.

3/18/2015 6:27:59 PM

Minnesota

Probably farmers.

3/18/2015 7:57:03 PM

Ireland

I have googled Charles Byrne, I wouldn't have ever heard of him but there are a few people in the family kind of tall.

There were farmers that went over yes, but there was another profession and I know it but if you find out what you think it is and its what I know it is then I'd say for sure theres a definite connection as a lot of relatives on your side of the pond have carried out research on the family tree in recent years.
Micheál

3/19/2015 11:33:51 AM

Valencia Spain

i was born a Hegarty

3/19/2015 12:10:55 PM