Talk:Moloney (surname)
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User:DoonbegCoClare added this accuracy dispute to the article at 17:04 on 11 May 2021:
The above paragraph is utter nonsense, yet the notion continues to prevail. Nothing to do with "tonsure" or "devotee". Yes, 'maol' does mean bald but in this sense it means barren, geographically. Look no further than Mull of Kintyre (Scotland). In Gaelic; Maol (barren) Ceann (head) Tir (land). In other words, a barren headland. However, using the prevailing methodology it should be St. Headland. Besides, where do all the other names beginning with derivatives of the same 'maol' fit in? I've never heard of a St. Rooney. So how does one explain MulRooney (Maolruanaidh)? You can't, and not even Wikipedia tries to fudge it; there is no mention of tonsure or devotee for that name. So either 'maol' is "devotee" or it isn't. It can't be both, and it isn't. It is a means of identifying a family by using a geographical feature associated with the family,. Just as English names commonly used the trade associated with a family: Smith, Cooper, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vneiomazza (talk • contribs) 12:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)