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Ó Conghalaigh is a Gaelic-Irish surname. It derives from the forename Conghal, meaning "as fierce as a wolf". It is often anglicised as Connolly or Connelly. ==Overview== A number distinct and unrelated families bore the surname in Gaelic Ireland, and with a number of spelling variants. They included: * Ó Conghalaigh of Iar Connacht (now County Galway); * Ó Coingheallaigh in the Kingdom of Desmond (now west County Cork); * Ó Conghalaigh of Derrygonnelly, Fear Manach (now County Fermanagh); * Ó Conghalaigh of Airgíalla (now County Monaghan). And/or County Meath). * Ó Conghaile Muirthemne from County Louth In 1890 the surname was the twenty-third most common in Ireland, with three hundred and eighty-one births of the name, mostly in Ulster. By 1996, the ranking had slipped to thirty-third. The variant Conneely was found exclusively in Connacht in 1890, with most occurrences in County Galway, giving Ballyconneely its name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ó Conghalaigh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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