Talk:Glasheen
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[edit] Problems with Glasheen article
The article gives no references, and the proposed meaning of Glasheen is one I'm not familiar with.
To start with, there is no language called "Irish." The official language of Ireland is English. Before that, Gaelic was spoken. It's still spoken in isolated areas of the Celtic region.
Most sources (such as The Surname Database) say the Glasheen surname is an Anglicized version of O'Glasin, which means descendent of Glaisin. The "Glas" root is said to mean green or gray/green in Old Gaelic. Suggestions for the meaning of the rest of the word range from grass to eyes to complexion. Given that the Glasheens hail from County Cork where one finds the "black Irish", the meaning green-eyed seems plausible.
One final point to consider is this. Which came first, the Glasheen surname or the burrow of Glasheen? Was that region named after living Glasheens, or vice versa?
- Hello, you might be interested in discovering that — contrary to your spectacular and hilarious ignorance — there is, in fact, a language called Irish. Read all about it at Irish language. Regards, скоморохъ 19:19, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
