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Gilleese | Quite numerous: Fermanagh, Monaghan, Meath. Ir. Mac Giolla Íosa (devotee of Jesus). A sept of Derry, also a Scottish name. See Gillis, MacAleese, MacLeish. SI & SGG. |
Gillies | Quite numerous: Armagh-Tyrone etc. Scots Gaelic: Giolla Íosa (servant of Jesus). See Gilleece, MacAleese. SS. |
Gleese | rare: Galway. Ir. de Glíos. Existed in 15 cent as de Glys. SI. |
Mac Giolla Íosa | Mac Aleese, Gilleece: líonmhar in Aontroim mar Mac Aleese, níos lú in Oirghialla mar Gilleece. Tá a lán leagan eile ann - in Albain ach go h-áirithe. Bhí clann aitheanta i nDoire. Anois tá Uachtarán na h-Éireann againn i 1998! |
MacAleese | numerous: Antrim etc. Ir. Mac Giolla Íosa (servant of Jesus). A sept of Derry where they are still represented. Found as Mac Leish in Scotland. SGG. |
MacLees | fairly rare: Belfast area etc. Variant of Mac Aleese, q.v. |
Parishes where a Gilleese and a second surname married each other.
This list shows total Gilleese Roman Catholic marriages by county.
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