Antrim: | 27 | Armagh: | 59 | Belfast city: | 7 | Cavan: | 1 |
Derry: | 19 | Down: | 46 | Dublin: | 3 | Fermanagh: | 4 |
Longford: | 2 | Louth: | 2 | Mayo: | 1 | Meath: | 1 |
Monaghan: | 53 | Offaly: | 1 | Tipperary: | 1 | Tyrone: | 66 |
Westmeath: | 1 | Wicklow: | 1 |
Mac an Fhailghigh | Mac Anally, Mac Nally, Nally: an-líonmhar: Cúige Uladh (Mac Nally); Aontroim (Mac Anally); Connachta (Nally). Bhain an chlann le Oirghialla. Failgheach .i. duine bocht. Meascadh, uaireannta, le Mac Con Uladh. Ceapann de Bhulbh go raibh baint ag an sloinne seo le De Paor i gConnachta - ciallaíonn Paor "bocht", chomh maith. |
MacAnally | Quite numerous: Antrim etc. Ir. Mac Con Uladh, Cú Uladh, hound of Ulster. However the Irish name Mac an Fhailghigh (poor man) belongs to Oriel so there may be a confusion here. See also Nally. IF. |
MacInally | Very rare: Belfast. Ir. Mac an Fhailghigh, son of the poor man (SGA) or, Mac Con Uladh (hound of Ulster). MacLysaght considers the latter appropriate to Ulster. See also Nally. |
MacInnally | Very rare: Dublin. Ir. Mac an Fhailghigh. See Nally. |
MacNally | Very numerous: mainly Ulster, also Connacht and N Leinster. Ir. Mac an Fhailghigh, from failgheach, a poor person. The name is associated with Oriel where they also went under Mac Con Uladh, which may be in part correct for that region. IF. |
Nally | fairly numerous: Galway-Mayo-Roscommon, Midlands. Ir. Mac an Fhailghigh (poor man). Woulfe says it was adopted by Anglo-Normans in Connacht. See also Mac Nally and Mac Anally. IF & SGG. |
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