Ó Seasnáin, translated into its English church-office equivalent — a Clare and Limerick name that swapped its Gaelic sound for an English job title.
The Sexton certificate.
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Gaelic Origin, English Translation · From the office of sexton
Sexton is unusual: rather than being anglicised by sound, like most names in this library, Ó Seasnáin was translated by meaning — a family associated with church stewardship took the English word for that same office, sexton, as their surname outright. The family were established in Clare and Limerick.
Not every name survived the same way. This one didn't carry its sound across languages — it carried its job title across instead.
Irish form: Ó Seasnáin
