Present in Ireland from earliest times as both warriors and bards, bearers of the Ward name in its original proud Gaelic form of Mac an Bháird achieved high honours and distinction.
Others of the name settled on the island in later centuries, and what they all have in common is a rich and colourful heritage.
Read here the stirring tale of the Wards.
NAME VARIATIONS INCLUDE: Macanward, MacAward, Macward, McWard, Mac an Bháird (Gaelic).
