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Thread #101159 Message #3133716
Posted By: MartinRyan
12-Apr-11 - 10:50 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Maire Ni Ghriofa
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Maire Ni Ghriofa
Hi leenia
"daughter" rather than "grandaughter". The convention was for single women to use this form. Married women used a modified (genitive) version of their husband's surname. Bit more complicated now!