Breda O'Brien
Young Ireland in Business for Himself, published in Punch on August 22, 1846. Photo: Public Domain. Fashions in baby names can be revealing. The CSO has an online facility where you can check the popularity of various baby names, although it only goes back to 1964. Patrick was the second most popular boy’s name in 1964, and stayed in the top three until 1974, and in the top five until 1990.…
