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This is a list of nicknames for the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants. The nicknames are mainly used with reference to the county's representative team in gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). A few of the names are quite old and well-known; most are recent coinages mainly used by journalists.
List of townlands of County Offaly This page was last edited on 8 May 2018, at 05:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Guilfoyle is an Irish surname. It originates from Gaelic Mac Giolla Phoil, meaning "son (or descendant) of the follower of St. Paul". They were once a chief clan in Kings County, now known as County Offaly. The surname may refer to: Brendan Guilfoyle (born 1984), Irish rugby league player
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The origin of the Moony or Mooney families is lost in antiquity. The name is derived from maoin, a Gaelic word meaning wealth or treasure of treasure, hence when O'Maonaigh was anglicised to Mooney it meant the descendant of the wealthy one. [2] According to Irish lore, the Mooney family comes from one of the largest and most noble Irish lines.
John Clendennen was born and raised in Kinnitty, County Offaly. He is the son of Percy Clendennen, who was previously a longtime member of Offaly County Council. [1] Clendennen pursued higher education in hospitality and business, obtaining a degree in Business Studies and Hotel Management from Shannon College of Hotel Management in 2004.
The O’Dempsey, Chief of Offaly, refused to attend. Strongbow together with his son-in-law De Quincy marched into the O'Dempsey territory to take land by force. In a famous battle the O'Dempsey together with his followers routed the Normans with great slaughter, an action that kept the Normans out of the Dempsey territories for over 300 years.
Molloy or O'Molloy is an Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Maolmhuaidh, maolmhuadh meaning 'Proud Chieftain'. (See also Malloy.)They were part of the southern Uí Néill, the southern branch of the large tribal grouping claiming descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fifth-century king who supposedly kidnapped St Patrick to Ireland.