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  1. 4th February 06, 11:52 AM #1
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    Many Irish dumped the O' or Mc because for awhile irish names were basically illegal, so many were anglicised. The thought that O' was "taken" away is nonsense. By the way, I'm an O'Brien descendant myself.
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    These explanations make more sense than the horse thief story...
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