Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
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Supposedly, Keeble is of Anglo-Saxon etymology, from 'cybbel' meaning 'club' or 'cudgel'. This could have either been an occupational name or perhaps a nickname. There are loads of Irish names which have no origin in the Irish language. Dublin, especially at that time, would be home to many of those people.

Piper would be an occupational name. Sometimes it is translation of Mac an Píobaire, meaning 'son of the piper'.
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