From the English ‘atten ash’ — of the ash tree — settled chiefly in Limerick and Kerry.
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English Origin · From ‘atten ash’, of the ash tree
Nash comes from the English atten ash — ‘at the ash tree’ — a landmark name for someone who lived near a notable ash. The family settled chiefly in Limerick and Kerry and, like several English descriptive names in this library, never took on a Gaelic form.
A name that started as directions to a house, and outlived the tree it was named for by several centuries.
Irish form: (no Gaelic form)
