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[Surname] Stritch/Stretch is Irish Locational
I found a 1700's book that shows the Stritch family back to the 1400's to Nicholas Stritch, a mayor of Limerick. Does the Stritch family go farther back?
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Can you phonetically pronounce Straoits for me?
Thanks
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It states here -
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?Surname=Stritch&fuseaction=Go.
that the name was in Ireland in the 14th century, which is a bit earlier. If you can get hold of a book called "More Irish Families", by Edward MacLysaght, you may learn more. A reference library might have a copy.
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The URL doesnt seem to be working, but you can go to -
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm
and use the surname search
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