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From: Francoise Methot <>
Subject: Re: [FER-GOLD] Burns family in Fermanagh
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:30:02 -0400
In-Reply-To: <1B7EF90C-4832-11D9-9826-000393C5EAE2@eircom.net>


Thanks so much Brian!! It's fascinating to learn how names migrated and
"morphed" over time and place.

Also interesting to me is the Viking connection. My family name, Methot, is
Norman-French. Normans are of Viking heritage also!

I'm in the process of trying to confirm Simon Burns' parents' names, which
will make it easier to research Irish records. Clontivren would a place to
start off once I have more info.

Thanks again!!
Fran




On 12/7/04 5:26, "Brian Mac Domhnaill" <> wrote:

> Dear Fran,
> It is most likely a local name, although there are two distinct
> Connacht families of this surname, which is Ó Birn in its Gaelic form.
> The anglicisations include inter alia O'Beirne, O'Byrne and Burns. By
> the way, Birn is a Gaelicisation of the Norse name Bjorn, so there's
> possibly a bit of Viking blood in you also! Here in County Monaghan, I
> know of several families of the surname burns, at least one of which
> originated in the Clontivren area of Fermanagh, about a mile from
> Clones.
> Brian
> On Dé Máirt, Noll 7, 2004, at 01:55 Europe/Dublin, Francoise Methot
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new to the list and have been following and enjoying reading your
>> posts
>> for a few days now.
>>
>> I'm researching, gathering information on the Burns family. My
>> g-g-grandfather, Simon Burns, left Fermanagh around 1848, emigrated to
>> Canada (landed at St. Andrews, New Brunswick).
>>
>> Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone would have any information on the
>> Burns
>> family name in Fermanagh? In Canada, we tend to think of Burns as
>> being a
>> Scottish name, but my ancestor was definitely from Fermanagh and Roman
>> Catholic.
>>
>> Could Burns be an anglicised form of another name and totally
>> unrelated to
>> the Scottish Burns?
>>
>> Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
>>
>> Fran
>> Moncton NB Canada
>>
>>
>>
>> FYI: One little bit of information which way not be known to those
>> researching Irish immigrants to the province New Brunswick. There once
>> existed a town called Enniskillen NB! It no longer exists, the land was
>> expropriated by the government in the 1950's to make way for an army
>> base,
>> CFB Gagetown...there are many other villages that disappeared at this
>> time.
>> My g-g-grandfather settled in this area. Many records were lost and
>> shifted
>> about during this time.
>>
>>
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