Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
iov Thomas Burke, born in Galway;

Gov. Thomas Burke, born in Galway;
Harnett. from Cornelius Harnett, mem
Der Of the Continental Congress. born in
Dublin: Dobbs, for Gov Arthur Dobbs.
born in Carrickfergus; Rowan, for Robert
Rowan. colonial president Of the cOun-
Gill; also native of Carrickfergus: Mont
gomery. for Gen. Richard Montgomery
OF Donegal; Moore. for Gov. Maurice
Moore, a distinguished colonial soldier:
Rutherford, for Gen. Griffith Rutherford
of the revolution, and Davidson, for Will
liam Davidson. The places of birth of
the last three are not given, but their
biographers say they were natives of
Ireland In addition CASTOR, Jackson,
Mcdowell and Wayne counties, n. c..
were named in honor of descendants of
Irishmen
The articles also says that only one
county in Maryland bears a non-English
name. How about baltimore, Carroll,
Garrett. Montgomery and Talbot coun-
ties? Baltimore got it's name from an
EnglishHan. of course, but he got it from
Baltimore, County Lonsford. Talbot was
named after George Talbot of Castle
Rooney, County Roscommon, the founder
Tin 16SO) of extensive colonial estates in
Maryland, called New Connaught. which.
with New Munster and New Leinster.
were subdivisions Of a larger territory
called New Ireland, and now embrac ed
in Hartford and Cecil counties, Mary
land, and part Of New Castle county.
in New Ireland, by the way. which must
make those Scotch Irishmen" feel sad.
. 1t seems strange also that while the
searcher into county history finds French,
Indian, English and Dutch names in
Michigan. be finds, no Irish named c o
ties Yet think Antrim, Clarke, Ros-
common and Wexford counties smack
somewhat of Ireland. not to mention
Barry. Calhoun. Clinton, Emmett. jack
SON, Macomb and Wayne counties
Twelve states of the Union have en-
balmed the name of Carroll, eleven that
of Calhoun. eight that of Butler and six
that of Sullivan in the nomenclature of
their counties. Carroll was the famous
"signer'; Calhoun a Vice President of
the United States, the son of Patrick Cal
houn of Donegal: Butler, the distinguish
ed major general, one. OF five officers of
the revolutionary arm, all brothers, and
all but one born in Ireland. and Sullivan
was the famous major general from New
Hampshire, son OF John Sullivan, COun-
ty Kerry SchOOlmaSter.
He mentions several counties called by
saints names, but missed San Patricio
county, Texas, this named by a Spanish
lied Irishman, and it is not unlikely that
Patrick county in Virginia was called
after some Irish Paddy"
There are counties in the United States
named O'Brien. Conway, Ulster, Kearny.
Kane. McDonough. Mexican. Fergus,
Meagher, Harvey, McHenry, fancy,
Shannon, Sheridan. Dunn. McCurtain,
Sharkey. Walsh and many others of sim
liar origin. In Texas you will find Gala
han, Nolan, Reagan, Donley. tMcMullen.
Mel ennon, Dawson, Calhoun. Cochran,
Crockett, Fannn, Gillespie, Hayes. Jack
son. Jasper and Montgomery counties.
In Georgia, Burke, Bryan. Carroll. Cot
fee, Calhoun. Dawson, Dooly, Dougherty,
Farley, Fannin. Fulton. Glynn, Brady,
Hart, Heard. Jackson, Jasper, McDuffie.
Montgomery. Pickens. Talbot and
Wayne. Eleven of these counties We're
called after native Irishmen who were
prominent at one time or another in the
Cracker state. In Kentucky there are