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Jul 2010
38m 10s

One Hundred Years of Names

RTÉ
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Every personal name has a story. Behind the top 100 Irish baby names list is a fascinating portrait of a changing country.This fascinating and beautiful documentary looks at the names we give our children and what our names say about all of us. 
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