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From: jim gordon <>
Subject: Re: Anastasia - Irish Name?
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 16:32:58 -0400


St. Anastasia was evidently an early martyr. The second (Papal)
Christmas Mass at dawn in Rome is celebrated at the church dedicated to
her. It is also a favorite Russain given name.
--

Cheers,

Jim Gordon, Laurel, MD USA

"Francis X. Edwards" wrote:
>
> My fathers aunt from Cloyne, County Cork had the name Anastasia. I find it
> common in the RC Church records that I have seen. I did a search of the
> Griffiths CD Rom to see how many were listed in it. There are 563 Anastasia's
> listed. The heaviest concentrations are in County Wexford and County
> Kilkenny. Keep in mind that the Griffiths Evaluation only lists one member of
> each household (commonly the head of household).
>
> Fran E
>
> ZTomMc wrote:
>
> > According to my Grandfather's death certificate, I have a great grandmother
> > named Anastasia McCarthy who lived in Cork Ireland in the mid-1800s.
> >
> > Is/was Anastasia a common name in Ireland? I know Anastasia was a Catholic
> > Saint from the 4th century, but certainly not a well known one these days.
> >
> >
> >
> >

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