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05 Sep 07 - 02:35 PM (#2141725) Subject: Folklore: Gypsy Surname From: GUEST,Enfieldpete Hi! Can any one inform me whether the surname "Coggins" is of Irish traveller descent? Thanks Pete |
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05 Sep 07 - 04:42 PM (#2141824) Subject: RE: Folklore: Gypsy Surname From: GUEST,Jim Carroll Pete, According to MacLysaght's 'Surnames of Ireland' it is a variant of Cogan (Co. Sligo). Have to say we never came across either among the Travellers we met, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Jim Carroll |
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05 Sep 07 - 06:32 PM (#2141921) Subject: RE: Folklore: Gypsy Surname From: Commander Crabbe Coggins Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cogadháin CC |