The surname Lavery, meaning and origin
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The surname Lavery, meaning and origin
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Posted: 9 Mar 2002 10:15AM GMT |
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Surnames: Lavery , Donaghy , Ogle , Hendry (or Henry) Keough ( or Kehoe ) from Portadown
Dia dhaoibh all you Laverys interested in your name and origin.
The name Lavery is derived from the Gaeilic verb "labhair" meaning "to speak" and in Gaeilic the name is O'Labhradha, pronounced O' (meaning from)Lowra. Thus the name Lowry is the same as Lavery. It is likely that the name Mc Clory, in Irish Mac Labhradha (mac meaning "the son of") is also the same; translated the name means "Spokesperson".
The Laverys are descended from the Tribe of Mananaan who gave their name to The Isle of man, Monaghan and Fermanagh, the latter two being counties in modern day Ireland. Initially based in Fermanagh, some 2000years ago the tribe was driven out by invading Celts and took up residence on the south-eastern coast of Lough Neagh on the borders where the counties of Armagh , Antrim and Down meet, setting up their base in Moira and spreading their roots into nearby Lurgan.
My grandfather Francis Lavery was baptised on 18/10/1850
in Portadown Catholic Church, the son of Francis Lavery and his mother before marriage was Margaret Donaghy. We have been told he had a brother Dan(iel)who emigrated to USA date unknown. My grandfather married Ann Jane Henry (Hendry in Scotland)whose mother was Ogle from Ballinahinch.
Gerry Lavery.
The name Lavery is derived from the Gaeilic verb "labhair" meaning "to speak" and in Gaeilic the name is O'Labhradha, pronounced O' (meaning from)Lowra. Thus the name Lowry is the same as Lavery. It is likely that the name Mc Clory, in Irish Mac Labhradha (mac meaning "the son of") is also the same; translated the name means "Spokesperson".
The Laverys are descended from the Tribe of Mananaan who gave their name to The Isle of man, Monaghan and Fermanagh, the latter two being counties in modern day Ireland. Initially based in Fermanagh, some 2000years ago the tribe was driven out by invading Celts and took up residence on the south-eastern coast of Lough Neagh on the borders where the counties of Armagh , Antrim and Down meet, setting up their base in Moira and spreading their roots into nearby Lurgan.
My grandfather Francis Lavery was baptised on 18/10/1850
in Portadown Catholic Church, the son of Francis Lavery and his mother before marriage was Margaret Donaghy. We have been told he had a brother Dan(iel)who emigrated to USA date unknown. My grandfather married Ann Jane Henry (Hendry in Scotland)whose mother was Ogle from Ballinahinch.
Gerry Lavery.