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From: Lauren Boyd <>
Subject: Re: [PA-Irish] looking for Dane/Dean
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:42:14 -0800
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wrote:
> <snip>I'd particularly like to know where in
> Ireland the DANE/DEAN family came from. My parents are both gone so there is no one to ask.

Hi Mickey:

DANE O'De'aghain (de'aghan, dean) A sept of Co. Roscommon.
Dane is also an English name derived from Old-English denn,
a valley. MIF See Deane

DEANE One of the "Tribes of Galway," originally le Den. For
north Connacht see Dane. Another family of Ormond was de Denne.
Some Tipperary families, however, are O'De'aghain, while those
of the Donnegal are Mac an Deaga'naigh (from Irish de'aghan also
deaga'in and Latin decanus, dean.) MIF


These are full quotations from "The Surnames of Ireland" by
Edward MacLysaght, MA, DLITT, MRIA
ISBN 0-7165-2366-3

This should also be available in the reference section of your
local library. Again, if not, it can be purchased from
http://www.teaandsympathy.com

MIF is an abbreviation for "More Irish Families" another book
on Irish Surnames.

Where I have used ', there should be the Irish character that has
the mark directly over the character that I have placed ' behind.
I do not have the Irish character set. I debated leaving it out,
but thought that I should leave it in and explain my typing instead.

Slainte!

Lauren
Lauren Boyd, FSA Scot

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