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I don't think it has ever been mentioned but then neither was Faith's but we know it to be Lehane. Without any indication to something canonical, I decided to do a bit of research to see what it could be. (This is what happens when you come off nights and can't sleep!)
Firstly, I looked up tradtional Irish surnames and discovered that surnames went through great changes in Ireland in the 1700's due to the influence of the English, under whose rule Ireland had, very reluctantly, recently become. Many traditional celtic names were anglecized to form the kind of names we associate with Ireland now (Murphy, O'Toole, Kelly and the like) and the influx of English into the country meant that English names started to become common (Collins, Browne, Burke etc). The proliferation of the most common names is because the lower classes had way more children and they had to travel a lot more for work etc, so this means that Liam's father being a man of some wealth and standing would probably not have a very common Irish surname.
This lead me to a census of a small part of Galway, Roscommon and Sligo taken in 1749. If we presume that Liam was 26 when Angelus was born -as stated in "The Prodigal", then the census would've been taken when he was 22. The census lists a man's name, the parish he lived in, whether he was married, his religion, how many children and whether over or under 14 years, how many servants (sex and religion as well) and their occupation. I appears that children of adult age still living with their parents are not listed seperately - due to the fact there was not one man listed who wasn't married or had children.
Knowing that Liam's father was a trader in Silk and Linens (Blind Date), had one female servant, two children living at home - a girl called Kathy of about 11 years and Liam himself, was a god fearing catholic and had a wife (The Prodigal), I used all this information and came up with a possible real life Liam family background:-
In the county of Sligo there is a village of Grange (which although not Galway is close enough to the border to ring true). It is close to the sea (important for a trader I would imagine) and Sligo Town. There lived a man called Terence Brine who was married and had two children, one under 14 the other over. He had one servant and his occupation was a Merchant.
Grange itself, was a very small place. It is described in 1837 as - "consisting of one street, in which are only four decent houses and the rest are thatched cabins", however, in 1721 a school called Primrose Grange was built for the boys and girls whose father's could afford to pay the fee of ?6 a year. So maybe it went downhill! Primrose Grange still stands today, and is now converted into a Bed&Breakfast.
So in conclusion this is what I've surmised - Liam's father was called Terence Brine and they lived in Grange, Liam was educated at Primrose Grange and rode his horse regularly to Sligo Town where he would drink and carouse the local girls and where he met Darla in an alley round the corner from a tavern.
Interesting side note:- The name Liam is derived from Uilliam meaning "resolute protector, unwavering protector" and the name Connor is derived from Conchobar meaning "hound, wolf" and "desiring." Well thought out names there - well done Joss!
Firstly, I looked up tradtional Irish surnames and discovered that surnames went through great changes in Ireland in the 1700's due to the influence of the English, under whose rule Ireland had, very reluctantly, recently become. Many traditional celtic names were anglecized to form the kind of names we associate with Ireland now (Murphy, O'Toole, Kelly and the like) and the influx of English into the country meant that English names started to become common (Collins, Browne, Burke etc). The proliferation of the most common names is because the lower classes had way more children and they had to travel a lot more for work etc, so this means that Liam's father being a man of some wealth and standing would probably not have a very common Irish surname.
This lead me to a census of a small part of Galway, Roscommon and Sligo taken in 1749. If we presume that Liam was 26 when Angelus was born -as stated in "The Prodigal", then the census would've been taken when he was 22. The census lists a man's name, the parish he lived in, whether he was married, his religion, how many children and whether over or under 14 years, how many servants (sex and religion as well) and their occupation. I appears that children of adult age still living with their parents are not listed seperately - due to the fact there was not one man listed who wasn't married or had children.
Knowing that Liam's father was a trader in Silk and Linens (Blind Date), had one female servant, two children living at home - a girl called Kathy of about 11 years and Liam himself, was a god fearing catholic and had a wife (The Prodigal), I used all this information and came up with a possible real life Liam family background:-
In the county of Sligo there is a village of Grange (which although not Galway is close enough to the border to ring true). It is close to the sea (important for a trader I would imagine) and Sligo Town. There lived a man called Terence Brine who was married and had two children, one under 14 the other over. He had one servant and his occupation was a Merchant.
Grange itself, was a very small place. It is described in 1837 as - "consisting of one street, in which are only four decent houses and the rest are thatched cabins", however, in 1721 a school called Primrose Grange was built for the boys and girls whose father's could afford to pay the fee of ?6 a year. So maybe it went downhill! Primrose Grange still stands today, and is now converted into a Bed&Breakfast.
So in conclusion this is what I've surmised - Liam's father was called Terence Brine and they lived in Grange, Liam was educated at Primrose Grange and rode his horse regularly to Sligo Town where he would drink and carouse the local girls and where he met Darla in an alley round the corner from a tavern.
Interesting side note:- The name Liam is derived from Uilliam meaning "resolute protector, unwavering protector" and the name Connor is derived from Conchobar meaning "hound, wolf" and "desiring." Well thought out names there - well done Joss!
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