Irish Names

Irish names are common in the U.S. - how many of these do you recognize? Or perhaps you even own one of them!

Check out the following poem listing a number of Irish names.

"They're the Irish"
An Irish Poem

There's Irish all over the American scene,
There's McGinty, O'Leary, Malone and McQueen;
And many an Irish girl's name with appeal-
Like Mary, and Annie and Peggy O'Neill -

Now McTavish, MacPherson, McBride and McSheen,
With Murphy and Rooney, would make quite a team
Don't Houlihan, Harrigan, Hennigan rule?
Right beside Maggie and Bonnie O'Toole?

Now names like Flayerty, Flynn and O'Malley-
And McBean and O'Brien, too many to tally;
And first names a'plenty, we're waitin' to see-
Like Paddy, and Katie and Annabel Lee.

Yes, many a proud Irish name takes its place-
Enriching our nation and lending it grace.

Composed by Bill Figley
2-19-05


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