Hi, I have done some research on my name, and it is obviously not to common, but I have managed to learn that it is traced back to Waterford, and at one point it could have been O'Bric. If anyone has any information on it...please contact me thank you.
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Re: Bric...possibly O'Bric
The 'Bric' surname is spelt in different ways - Bric, O Bric and Brick. Just lately, I've heard that the name may have originated in the Waterford area - obviously, not a very common surname. Have you any other info on the name?
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Re: Bric...possibly O'Bric
The O' Brics gave their name to Ballybricken In Waterford City Ireland. The Ui Bhric were a sept of the deise tribe which in the third century settled in East Munster, including the area of Waterford., having been expelled from their native Meath, following the killing of Ceallach, son to the High King Cormac MacAirt. In addition to those who settled in Munster another group of the Deise crossed over to Wales and settled in the area of the present Pembrokeshire. the waterford settlement of the O'Brics included the coastal area of Bunmahon and Ardmore, County Waterford. Michael
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Re: Bric...possibly O'Bric
I unfortunately do not have any information to add to what you already know. However, I was pleased to find the information you gave because I am doing research on my family tree. My Grandmother was a Brick. She has since passed on, but we do have contact with family living in the County Kerry region of Ireland. Thank you for the information. I wish that I could provide you with more. I do know that there was an area known as O'Bric's Island near Bunmahon, but that is all I know. =)
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Re: Bric...possibly O'Bric
Hi there, thanks for your reply. Do you mind me asking, where in the Kerry region are your relatives?
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Re: Bric...possibly O'Bric
Edward Bricke settled in Virginia in 1623 and Francis Brick settled in Virginia in 1638. The original Gaelic (French and Irish language) form of the name Brickey is O Bruic, from the word broc, which means badger. Brick, O'Brick, Bricke, Bricks, O'Bric, O'Bruik, Bruic are found in Munster Providence of Ireland. The O' Brics gave their name to Ballybricken In Waterford City Ireland. The Ui Bhric were a sept of the deise tribe which in the third century settled in East Munster, including the area of Waterford., having been expelled from their native Meath, following the killing of Ceallach, son to the High King Cormac MacAirt. In the The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the English ..., Volume 3 by Geoffrey Keatin they are mentioned "O'Bric the exactor of tributes". Dennis Walsh refers to "O'Bric, lords of south Desi, later driven out by the Eugenians of Desmond in his website on the Genealogy of the ancient Irish tuath and septs. Oilean Ui-Bhric or O'Bric's Island is near Bonmahon, on the coast of County Waterford, Ireland.
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