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Antrim: | 30 | Armagh: | 13 | Belfast city: | 1 | Clare: | 6 |
Derry: | 35 | Donegal: | 71 | Down: | 3 | Fermanagh: | 2 |
Mayo: | 3 | Roscommon: | 3 | Tyrone: | 39 | Wexford: | 1 |
Lafferty | fairly numerous: Galway-Mayo, Ulster etc. Ir. Ó Laithbheartaigh, an aspirated form of Flaherty, q.v. The family were important in Tyrone and Donegal in 16 cent. IF. |
Laverty | numerous: Ulster generally. Louth, Galway etc. Ir. Ó Laithbheartaigh (Laifeartaigh). sept of Donegal and Tyrone. Cognate with O'Flaherty but a distinct Ulster grouping. See also Lafferty. IF & SI. |
MacClafferty | Quite numerous: Donegal-Derry etc. Ir. Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh, princely, generous. Also Mac Laverty, q.v. |
MacLaverty | mod.nos: Antrim-Belfast. Ir. Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh, "lordly in action". Ulster and Scottish name. Compare O'Flaherty. |
Ó Laithbheartaigh | Laverty, Lafferty: líonmhar: Cúige Uladh, Gaillimh-Maigh Eo. Ó Flaithbheartaigh le séimhiú ar an "F". Bhí an chlann cun tosaigh i dTír Chonaill sa 16 céad nuair a tugadh tiarnaí Aileach orthu. IF. |
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