Doherty Family Nicknames - Link

[Christopher]

In an area like the Inishowen peninsula where so many families had, and still have, the same surname it was necessary for them to have nicknames to identify the different families. These "nicknames" don't relate to  individuals ... they are more like second surnames adopted by a family line and passed on for a generation or more.  Unfortunately most of these nicknames were probably never written down which means that this rich tradition is a piece of oral history which could be lost.  E. Doherty has tried to compile a list of as many Doherty family nicknames as possible.  This list was derived from various sources, mostly submissions from other people over the internet.  Some nicknames have been submitted by more than one person http://home.insightbb.com/~e.doherty/nickname.htm

[Berlin-Bob]

This link has been reported broken.

There is a Ó Dochartaigh / Doherty website here:
http://www.odochartaigh.org/

and under Genealogy in the menu you can find some more Doherty links:
http://www.odochartaigh.org/genealogy/

The link Christopher supplied is also mentioned there, but it seems he's moved his website (again) ....

Bob

[Coothy]

What a shame this link does not work

[net64]

I would have loved to have seen that website to find out if my gr gr grandfather was on it!
He was John Doherty fron Redcastle,Inishowen and his nickname was Sean Ban( Blond John). The family(sons etc)were all known as "Shans.".
If anyone ever comes accross it please post the address

annette

[doch]

hi annette.

i am also researching the doherty side of the family. my grandfather was james,who married and settled in glasgow. my g/g,grandfather was john doherty, and his wife was agnes. any link??.

           cheers.doch.

[aghadowey]

Since Doherty is one of the most common surnames in Co. Donegal you really need to know exactly where they lived (townland) to start looking for connections- and even within the same townland it may be difficult to find any existing records that go back far enough to link families to each other.

[net64]

hi doch my gr gr grandfathers wife was Margaret,born in Scotland.
Probably a different family.Doherty is one of the worst names in Donegal to be researching!

Annette

[doch]

hi aghadowey.

 i was doing a bit of strawclutching when i posted. i was enquiring to see if annette had common christian names in her research as i am finding it difficult to find my own line of dohertys.

                  cheers doch.

[doch]

hi annette.

 thanks for your reply.it was a bit of a shot in the dark for me. as you say the worst of all names to be researching. i know how hard it is as i have hit the brick wall in ireland.


   thanks again.doch.