Antrim: | 17 | Armagh: | 48 | Belfast city: | 22 | Carlow: | 27 |
Cavan: | 13 | Clare: | 35 | Cork: | 134 | Cork city: | 10 |
Derry: | 53 | Donegal: | 63 | Down: | 74 | Dublin: | 55 |
Dublin city: | 37 | Fermanagh: | 1 | Galway: | 73 | Kerry: | 35 |
Kildare: | 36 | Kilkenny: | 58 | Laois: | 37 | Leitrim: | 22 |
Limerick: | 33 | Limerick city: | 7 | Longford: | 37 | Louth: | 115 |
Mayo: | 133 | Meath: | 50 | Monaghan: | 20 | Offaly: | 20 |
Roscommon: | 37 | Sligo: | 15 | Tipperary: | 69 | Tyrone: | 24 |
Waterford: | 33 | Westmeath: | 65 | Wexford: | 25 | Wicklow: | 26 |
Carney | numerous: Connacht, particularly Mayo, Fermanagh, Tyrone, N Leinster. Ir. Mac Cearnaigh and Ó Cearnaigh. The former was of Meath, now mainly in Ulster, the latter was a sept of Uí Fiachrach (Mayo). Some confusion with Kearney, q.v. SI. |
Karney | Very rare: scattered. See Kearney |
Kearney | Very numerous: all areas: Ir. Ó Catharnaigh (Meath); Ó Cearnaigh (Connacht). The head of the Meath family was known as An Sionnach (The Fox) and many of them became known as Fox. There was also a sept Ó Cearnaigh (cearnach, victorious) in Tipperary which explains the wide distribution. IF & SGG. |
Mac Cearnaigh | Carney: Laighin thuaidh & Ulaidh theas ach tá meascadh le Ó Cearnaigh i gConnacht. B'as an Mhí don chlann sa i dtosach. Brí: ceárnach = caithréimach. |
MacCarney | fairly numerous: Fermanagh & Ulster generally. Ir. Mac Cearnaigh, cearnach meaning "victorious". Originating in Meath, they moved to Ulster.MIF. |
Ó Catharnaigh | Carney, Kearney: líonmhar: Connachta & Laighin thuaidh. Clann a bhain le Teathbha sa Mhí agus gur tugadh An Sionnach ar a dtaoiseach. Tá "Fox" ar cuid acu dá bharr. Féach Ó Cearnaigh, leis. Brí: catharnach = trodach.IF. |
Ó Cearnaigh | Kearney, Carney: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre: dhá chlann aitheanta (1) de chuid Uí Fiachrach (Connachta) & (2) de chuid Dál gCais (an Clár). Bhí clann airchinnigh i nDoire chomh maith. Féach Ó Ceithearnaigh, leis. |
Ó Ceithearnaigh | Kearney?: seo sloinne a bhí i Ros Comáin & Corcaigh sa 16 céad. Táid "báite" insna leagain ghalldaithe mar aon le Ó Catharnaigh & Ó Cearnaigh, q.v. Dar ndó, ciallaíonn ceithearnach saighdiúir coise - téarma a luaitear go minic i dtaifid an 16 céad. |
O'Kearney | rare: Dublin etc. Ir. Ó Cearnaigh (victorious). See Kearney. |
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