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| Giles | numerous: Down & Tyrone, Meath-W Meath, Cork etc. Ir. Ó Glaisne; Glaisne was an early first name favoured in Ulster. The surname was associated with Louth. Elsewhere the name may be English, being derived there from a 6 cent French saint. There is a long association with Cork, where the name survives. SI. |
| Gyles | rare: Louth. Ir. Ó Glaisne, perhaps from glaisin, woad. See also Giles. |
| Ó Glaisne | Giles: Bhíodh an t-ainm Glaisne i bhfeidhm i gCúige Uladh agus bhí an sloinne a bhaineann leis i Lú. Is de bhunadh Sasanach an chuid is mó de mhuintir Giles, atá cuíosach líonmhar: Ulaidh, Lár na Tíre, Corcaigh. Duine de mhuintir Chorcaí a thuill clú agus cáil is ea an scríbhneoir agus craoltóir, Risteard Ó Glaisne, rug. 1927. |
Parishes where Giles and a second surname are both baptised.
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