Plaidwerx: Irish Counties and Surnames

COUNTY LOUTH

Irish Name: Lú
Nickname: The Wee County
Motto: Lugh sáimh-ioldánach (Lugh* equally skilled in many arts)
County Town: Dundalk
Province: Leinster
Region: Midlands

Tartan: The County Louth tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in blue, forest green, and maroon, with hot pink, white, and purple accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

County Louth Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Boyle, Byrne, Carroll, Clarke, Connor, Donnelly, Duffy, Farrell, Hanratty, Kelly, Lynch, Martin, Mathews, McArdle, McCourt, McKenna, Morgan, Murphy, O'Hare, Reilly, Rice, Smith

(Irish Emigrants):
Brady, Carroll, Curran, Devine, Doyle, Halpin, Harmon, Levins, Mathews, Murphy, Plunkett, Rice

* Lugh, one of the most prominent gods in Irish mythology, is portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a hero. He is associated with skill and mastery in multiple disciplines, including the arts. Read more about Lugh at Wikipedia.

Next page: County Mayo

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.

Photo credits: (Header) County Louth tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Cloghafarmore, Rathiddy, Knockbridge, County Louth, 2008, LouthHeritage, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.

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Location of County Louth
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