variations: O'Keary, Carr, Keary, MacCary, Currane, Kerin
name Carey is now numerous and widespread in Ireland. But it
is more prevalent
in the Munster counties of Cork, Kerry, and Tipperary than
is an anglicized form of the Gaelic - O'Ciardha. They were
an ancient sept
whose chiefs were lords of Carbury in Co. Kildare until they
by Anglo-Norman invaders in the late 12th century. The name
Carey is widespread
in Ireland, especially in Cork, Kerry, and Tipperary.
variations: Hicky, Hickie, Hicks, Hickson
name comes from the Gaelic iceadh, which means healer. The
name is numerous
in Co. Limerick and northern Tipperary, as well as its place
east- and mid-Clare. The O'Hickeys traditionally claim
descent from the
Hereditary Physicians to the O'Briens, Kings of Thomond.
Much of the family's
land around Quin, Co. Clare was confiscated in Tudor times.
variations: O'Leddan, which is a Munster variant of Liddane,
Lydon, (O) Lydon. Other forms are Leyden in Connacht and
Clare, and Liddane
mainly in Co. Clare.
variations: O'Harrigan - when found is south and east
Munster this is usually
a variant of Horgan, or O'Horgan - a Co. Cork name; Hourigan
in Co. Limerick,
and sometimes Arragan in south Waterford and Tipperary.
Kennedys trace their descent from the 11th century, and
nephew of Brian Boru, thee Irish King, as their primal
ancestor. They were
an important Dalcassian sept of east Clare. They lived in
Co. Clare until
driven out by O'Briens and MacNamaras, leaving behind them
the civil parish
of Killokennedy. From there, they spread through Ireland,
the counties to the south. They settled in north Tipperary
and as far south
as Wexford, where the ancestors of President John F. Kennedy
variations: Dwayne, Divane, Devane
is usually anglicized Dwane in west Munster, Downes in
Thomond, and Duane
in Connacht. There were several septs of O’Dubhain, the two
being of Corca Laoidhe and south Connacht.
Allen is usually Scotch or English, sometimes O'hAillin in
Offaly and Tipperary.
variations: Alyn, Hallion, occasionally also in Co.
Tipperary Allen is
a synonym of Hallinan.
name may also be of Norman descent - de Marisco.
O'Cuileannain (probably from cuileann, holly)
variations: Quillinane, Culhane, Cullen
branch of the Corca Laoidhe. In Clare and Tipperary the
spelling is Cullinane
and sometimes Quillinane. Another sept of Donegal have
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