Re: Philbin/Plover Connection
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Philbin/Plover Connection
Loralee Wellington 6/23/10
Dear Loralee,
I meant to reply to you a long time ago but did not get round to it and I apologise.
Irish and Scottish Gaelic philbin or philben meant a plover/woodpigeon.I have not found any reference to that in my searches and tend to go along with the name Philbin and its similar spellings comes from the old Norman tradition of being Little Philip who was a descendant of William of Athanchip who in turn was a descendat of William th Conqueror.Philbin seems to have reached Ireland that way and the name is close in rfelation to the de Burgh family, also Norman,whose name in time eventually came out as Burke.In fact you will find that there is available a book by a living descendant Burke ( The Burkes of Ireland) I think.He shows many a family tree traced back to Norman ancestors. In fact he does make a reference to Burkes who moved from Mayo to Galway who had Philbin ( Philliben and variations mentioned).They also seemed to row with one another from time to time....but who is perfect?!!
I do have that book somewhere in the attic and will fish it out and let you know its name.
Hope this gives you something to chew on
Regards
Michael Philliben ( Scotland)
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