Help with Irish photo

[aghadowey]

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[shanew147]

I agree with Dara's earlier interpretaion of the firstname and think it might be Sean - I dont see any indication of a cross bar for an F. Maybe the pen slipped at the border between the photo and the surround, so distorting the lower part of the S.

I think the surname begins with Mac, but the 4th letter is a bit of a mystery.. 1st section of it looks like a bit like a h but the rest looks like an m.

Other than that.. there are three fadás and a letter with a decender - presumably g

  Mac..aégá.m.s

I've attached some extracts/blowups below..


Shane

[rathmore]

the photo could be signed by the person who took the photo.

You could try the:  The National Libray of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. e-mail:  info(at)nli.ie
change the (at) with @

or Central Library Letterkenny, Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal.

e-mail:  central(at)donegallibrary.ie   change the (at) with a @

as the photo is part of Irish History they might be interest in a copy of the photo for their files.

[LH]

Hi

I think the second photo shows the name Lafayette (Photographer) - see http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1158_lafayette/back_dev.php

Cheers

[heywood]

I have always thought it looks like Sean Mac...
Shane's efforts look pretty good. Or is it 'l' after Mac?
This has also puzzled me because your uncle is called Patrick and I've not liked to ask if you are sure it is him and not someone else.
It might be that it has been signed for him perhaps- like an autograph.

Here are some Gaelic surnames for inspiration: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/irenames.htm

[annclare]

Hi
Been thinking about this and I don't think it is a surname. I think it is a form of compliment. I believe the first word is Fear and the nearest I can come to the second word is Machnamhach  meaning contemplative or reflective. Not sure that is correct but something of that ilk.
Regards
annclare

[rathmore]

I think it is ? Macalpines, the Macalpines did picture post cards find up to 1922 must have joined forces or worked with Lafayette.

[annclare]

Daisy
Have changed my mind it is definitely a surname and I think the last five letters are gamna. If you want to try  the Gaelic forum suggest you could post this - my Irish is also fairly basic!!
Heading -Cabhair
Text- {Dia dhaoibh
Taím ag lorg cabhair cun an sloinne atá scriobhta ar an fótograf a d'fáil amach. Mas féidir é ba mhaith liom an leagan Béarla.}

annclare

[daisymershum]

Thank you all so much for your help,

Some very good ideas there. I might not ever find out for definite, but I'll keep trying.

Thanks again for your input.
DM