Mackey

Mackey households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:17Armagh:13Belfast city:7Carlow:2
Cavan:2Clare:17Cork:25Cork city:4
Derry:18Donegal:38Down:24Dublin:13
Dublin city:13Fermanagh:9Galway:2Kildare:8
Kilkenny:93Laois:16Leitrim:5Limerick:18
Limerick city:4Longford:2Louth:6Mayo:8
Meath:10Monaghan:16Offaly:3Roscommon:1
Sligo:5Tipperary:84Tyrone:21Waterford:17
Wexford:14Wicklow:16

Surname Dictionary

Kee fairly numerous: W Ulster. Ir. Mac Aoidh, from first name Aodh (fire). One of many synonyms. See Mac Kee. MIF.
MacAodha rare: scattered. Ir. Lang. See Hayes & Hughes.
Mackey numerous: all areas, especially Ulster, South East, Tipperary-Limerick. Ir. Ó Macdha (manly), a sept of Tipperary. In Ulster, it usually stands for Mac Aoidh, i.e. Mac Kee and Mac Kay, q.v. MIF.
Mackie Quite numerous: Down-Armagh etc. Ir. Mac Aoidh. See Mac Kee.
Ó Macdha Mackey: líon beag: Luimneach-Tiobraid Árann-Corcaigh. Ainmníodh Baile Uí Mhacdha in Urmhumhain uathu. Brí: fearúil - feiliúnach don iománaí iomráiteach úd, Mick Mackey, gaiscíoch na Luimníoch, caoga blian ó shoin.

The surname

Parishes where Mackey and a second surname are found together

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Variants in Griffith's
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