I think this blog is really neat. My grandfather came from Ireland and he talked about how people in the late 1800's took different names to hide. I remember him talking about people call McShane, which according to a book I have is Mac Seáin in Irish language. They changed their names to Johnson. This was the closest to an English language version of their already changed name from MacSeain. They did this to hide, so they would not be identified or I guess victimized in work when they moved to the city
I think people should reclaim their names, be it first names or surnames. I would be a great positive message
Thanks
Owen.
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