Sub-Roman monastic skeletons in Somerset

[Duncan Head]

The earliest remains of monks in Britain:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/05/somerset-skeletons-are-oldest-evidence-of-monks-found-in-uk

[Imperial Dave]

great article find Duncan. It got me thinking with regards to the origin of the name Beckery. Whats the smart money on in terms of the 2 alternate explanations given? Obviously Bee keeping was an 'industry' adopted by many monastic establishments and would fit in this context. However, the wistful in me looks to the irish potential origin and sees it as a possible indicator of Irish Foederati being settled in the area?

[Mick Hession]

Though the word order is a bit off for an Irish origin (it would be more like Errybeck). That doesn't rule it out altogether- there are other examples where word order was changed to fit Germanic conventions, Dublin being the best known.

Cheers
Mick