Alice Moynihan was born in Ballyorgan, County Limerick, Ireland. She died on 29 March 1985, in Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland.
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Irish War of Independence against Britain ending in the Anglo Irish Treaty.
In the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Ireland was partitioned, with the unionist-dominated north east becoming Northern Ireland.
Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Patrick James, Donal, Eamon, Finbarr, Kieran, Niall.
Irish:
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muimhneacháin ‘descendant of Muimhneachán’, a diminutive of the byname Muimhneach ‘Munsterman’, i.e. someone belonging to the province of Munster. In Mayo this surname has sometimes been translated into English as Munster . There has been some confusion with Monaghan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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