No Feighrey households in Griffith's.
| Feary | Very rare: Scattered. Ir. Ó Fiachra, from personal name Fiachra, meaning, perhaps, "battle-king" (GPN). More usually as Feighery, q.v. Also as Hunt by mistranslation.MIF. |
| Feery | rare: Midlands. Ir. Ó Fiachra. See Feighery. |
| Feighery | Quite numerous: Midlands etc. Ir. Ó Fiachra. MacLysaght says the name originated in Tyrone but it no longer appears there. Fiachra is a personal name which is known in France from St. Fiacre of Meaux who gave his name to the horse-drawn cab there. |
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