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  1. The Ryans (Some Nicknames for Distinction)

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    Ryan Cailín, Buinneán,
    Ryan Grean, Cobbler, Peig Corbett, Pádraig, Domhnaill,
    Ryan Conn's, Bradshaw (=Bródshéé), Tóibín,

    Ryan Giant, Kit, Máirtín, Cit, The Bog
    Ryan Luke, The Goat, Stand Idle: Some of my neighbours are:
    Jack the Tipper
    Jack the Bog, Mick, The Goat, Jack the Cat, Billy the Wren, etc
  2. Nicknames for Families

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    Slát, Síveen, Skip, Sweep
    Scape, Scrotum (1), Shape, Sámh
    Séamus, Seáin Thaidhg, Tom, Tomáis
    Taoibhín, Tailor, Tadier, Thatcher
    Tim, Widow (218)
    Some peculiar local Surnames (quite common)
    Hammersley, Quirke, Renehan, Scholfield,
    Carpenter (Rare), Taylor (Rare), Furlong, Crowe, Fox, Merrick, Givons
    A few nicknames of the O'Dwyers :-
    Wren, Súr (Sor or Sir), Deb Úcaire
    Mahoney, Broc (Nell the Broc)
    Horgan,.
  3. Nicknames (Glynn, Co. Wexford)

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    NICKNAMES
    (Glynn Co Wexford)
    Surname "Nickname"
    Michael Murphy "The Wren"
    W. M. Wilde "The Brock"
    Michael Conolly"The Buck"
    Aiden Jordan "The Wing"
    John Carley "Sally"
    Wm Fox "Tan"
    Patrick Doyle"Scully"
    Frank Randall "Grange"
    Wm Carley "The Grant"
    John Connolly "Gin"
    Wm Connolly "The Bus"
    Edward Boilet "Brógs"
    Thomas Huck "Barney"
    Wm Randall "Bundy"
    Patrick Cavanagh "Robinson"
    James Roche "The Goat"
    Wm White "Chasty"
    Michael Hamilton"Snooks"
    Patrick Lacey "Bram"
    Thomas Carley "Reilly"
  4. Nicknames - Other Nicknames around Adamstown District are as Follows

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    "Long Moll"
    Sour Face" "Cabbage Head"
    "Dirty Lizzie" "Hairy Longlegs"
    "The Mule" "Pecker"
    "The Jinnet" "The Cuckoo"
    "Queen of Hearts" "The Sergeant"
    "Drummer" "The Ganner"
    "Pink" "Dainty Heels"
    "Sanagers" "Red eyes"
    "Little Jeffy" "Prate-box"
    "Collie" "The Spinner"
    "Sycar" "The jap"
    "Hoppoty Kick" "Gurk"
    "The Irish Press" "Pecker"
    "The Gramophone" "The Dane"
    "Silent Mick" "Brozlen"
    "The Robin" "Soy Peters"
    "The Wren" "Nuck"
    "The Castor Oil Bottle" "Skamer"
    "Fish Woman" "Paper Tail"
    "Bandy Legs"
  5. The Ryans (Some Nicknames for Distinction)

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    All Ryans all rogues} a dheilb seo
    All Dwyers cut-throats"} agh ......ó
    Dwyer Úcaire, Wren, Rat, Krípin

    O Brian Campaigner, Rossaped, Páiste, Quay,
    “ “ Rat
    Hammersley: very common one: first time I ever saw Hammersley and Macdonnall side by side was on the map of Australia. Tom How? is now my next door neighbour
    Hammersley & Hammersley (Caon)
    Ryan Farmer, Ródee, Mahoney
    Ryan Sáibhéir. They came originally as sawyers of
    timber during demolition of the coill mhór (Tradition)
    Conaibhair, Lukie, Mickey, Wollie, Mangaire, Owen (Eoin)
    " Tools, Mhicil, Black Owen (Ryan Black Owen), Baraveroy,
    Polls, Bust, Jim, Mathúnaí
    " Cobbler, Priest, Preston, Purty, Lacken
    " Doctor, Coneubhair, Chaisil (of the Castle)
    Ram, Tógaidhe (squat cow, centre of gravity near the ankles!)
    Joe, Bill, Winnie, Jilly, Sábh (Sámh)
    Ráth, Billy, Jim, Tim, Liam Sheámais
    Seáin Mhóir, Danaggler, Heelan, Connery,
    Curaig, Carraigin[Carraigín], Tuathail, Dan,
    Buster, Lipton (1)(recent), Phaits, Miller,
    Miner, Woll (Moll), Metals,
    Sámháin, Lewis, Sáibhéir, Dhomhnaillmháire,
    Liam Óig, Domhnaillín
    (1) from Lipton's tea.