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PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2016 3:13 pm 
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Hi, very recently I married a bonnie Irish lass and even more recently have bought our first house together! For a wee surprise house present I was wanting to get a plaque with our door number and new family name (ironically after marrying a Scotsman she now has a more Irish sounding surname!)

I was wanting to get our surname etched in Irish but have hit a little bit of a road block when it comes to working out what the correct phrasing for "The O'Mahoneys" or "O'Mahoney Family" should be!

Google tells me that the most likely candidates would be "Uí Mhathúna" or "Muintir Mathúna"

I would be eternally grateful if anyone was able to provide confirmation!

Many thanks
Stuart


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stuartomahoney wrote:
Hi, very recently I married a bonnie Irish lass and even more recently have bought our first house together! For a wee surprise house present I was wanting to get a plaque with our door number and new family name (ironically after marrying a Scotsman she now has a more Irish sounding surname!)

I was wanting to get our surname etched in Irish but have hit a little bit of a road block when it comes to working out what the correct phrasing for "The O'Mahoneys" or "O'Mahoney Family" should be!

Google tells me that the most likely candidates would be "Uí Mhathúna" or "Muintir Mathúna"

I would be eternally grateful if anyone was able to provide confirmation!

Many thanks
Stuart


Muintir Mhathúna
(or Muintir Mhathghamhna in old spelling)
or na Mathúnaigh (na Mathghamhnaigh)


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PostPosted: Tue 06 Dec 2016 12:57 pm 
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Thanks for the quick reply! Much appreciated!

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, would "the McMahons/McMahon family" also be written as na Mathúnaigh?

Many thanks


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stuartomahoney wrote:
Thanks for the quick reply! Much appreciated!

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, would "the McMahons/McMahon family" also be written as na Mathúnaigh?

Many thanks


Yes, na Mathúnaigh or Clann Mhic Mhathúna


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Congratulations and may your home always be a happy one!!!

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