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Just to add another twopennorth from a 2nd generation English born Farrell - I think
the Ferrall/Farrell debate hinges on two things - Accent and Literacy.
Depeding on how hard or soft you pronounce your 'A's is one element and remembering
that the O'Fearghal/Farrell clan were poor
uneducated folk in the main in the 17th/18th
centuries and records were dependent on the hearing and accent of educated scribes.
Does it matter?
Another slant on the loss of the 'O' from my
family's anecdotes is that it is reputed to stem from O'Farrells
joining the British Army from end of 18th Century.
The British Army paid the ranks 1 week-A-M Surnames(first 13 of alphabet)
-2nd week N-Z (second 13 of alphabet)
Hence if you were a 'Farrell'you were paid and sent it home (or drank it?) 1 week before an O'Farrell and there's something very Irish about that!?!.
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