Ides of March !

There was a cute cartoon in the paper today about the Ides of March. Hard to believe you could get a punchline out of that, but they did. Anyway, the reference to the Ides of March always makes me think of Julius Caesar. Most people don't know when it is. Neither do many people know when St. Patrick's Day is. Go figure.


Now this is my last surname pin (so far) and it's probably the least known of your Irish ancestry. Martin Costello is our great great great grandfather and he drowned on the Schooner Paul Revere with his son in law Captain John Bentley. Martin was apparently the cook and I believe he came from Galway.


From the pin: Costello (Mac Coistealbh) The Costellos and Costelloes are the descendants of the Anglo Norman name of de Nangle. The de Nangles arrived in Ireland soon after "the conquest" and settled in Connacht. The name is recorded as far back as 1193, when it took the form of Oistealb. With evolution it took the form of MacGoisdelbh and subsequently to MacOisdealbh. The name was established in France, Spain and America as a result of the turmoil of the 17th century. Variant (this surprises me): McCastalaighe; McCostello; Costelloe; Costellow; Costilly; Costley and Nangle.







Name meaning: "Son of Oistealb" or "Shaped"

That's all the pins and Irish surname information for this pre-St. Patrick's Day series. I am actually not having very much luck with the Irish ancestors recently but these things come and go. I have faith that my Irish stubborness will serve me well in the hunt for more information.