Byrne Family History & Genealogy
Byrne Last Name History & Origin
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Byrne from County Loath in Ireland. A portion of the Byrne family came to the US( via Canada) pre potato famine and raised families in Illinois and Iowa, working on the Rock Isla d line railroad
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Name Origin
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin ‘descendant of Bran’, a personal name based on bran ‘raven’. Bran was the name of a son of the King of Leinster, who died at Cologne in 1052, and also of the hero of an 8th century voyage tale.
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Irish
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People in photo include: Cordelia F (Herren) Byrne


Photo found in antique shop. Not my family line.
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now as they are buried in dublin and i know they never left ireland, would any one of the reas out there connect with this story as i would love to know if she had any brothers or sisters or as her mother was a larkin and at that time very few people of that name lived in dublin, any information would be of value