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Lanarkshire / Re: McAloon Family in 1861 Census - Old Monkland areas -
« on: Monday 21 March 22 21:10 GMT (UK) »
Regarding McAloon being recorded as Monday in the census, here's a possible explanation. In his book The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght writes that this could result from mistranslation of the Irish name:
"Mac Giolla Eoin could become Monday instead of MacAloon from the supposed similarity of the sound
of the latter part of the name to Luain the Irish word for Monday."
"Mac Giolla Eoin could become Monday instead of MacAloon from the supposed similarity of the sound
of the latter part of the name to Luain the Irish word for Monday."