The surnames listed below have been submitted by members of the WFHA and are of current interest to them in their research. Queries received regarding these surnames will be forwarded to the individual member.

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Surnames of Interest to WFHA Members
Surnames last updated in October 2020.

Family Name

Townland

Parish

From

To

Member
Number
Burke Ballinacourty Ballinacourty – – 4
Burke – Killererin 1800 2002 71
Burke   Galway/Portland, ME 1840 1860  KO
Cahill – Craughwell/Claregalway 1750 2014 7
Cahill – Annaghdown 1700 1900 TGM
Campbell – Kells, Co Meath 1830 1870 60
Carr Carnmore Claregalway – – 4
Cassidy – Kells, Co Meath 1830 1870 60
Clancy – Galway City 1840 1870 60
Coen Anbally Cummer – – 4
Collins Cregduff Annaghdown 1800 1900 TGM
Coleman Killeroran Ballygar 1850 1950 168
Colohan – – – – 39
Comer Anbally Cummer – – 4
Commins Kiniska Claregalway 1850 1900 71
Connolly Gortnagine Dunmore 1790 1951 63
Corlis – Killererin 1790 1870 71
Costello Carrowmore Ballinacourty 1750 2014 203
Crowe Corrandoo Skehana – – 287
Cunningham Slievefin Annaghdown 1750 2014 203
Cunningham   Galway/Portland, ME 1840 1860  KO
Curley – – – – 39
D’Arcy – Mahermore/Oughterard 1850 1900 36
Delaney Carranthomas Dunmore 1820 1969 63
Dowd Cluidrevagh Annaghdown 1800 2010 203
Drury – Roscommon 1850 1920 12
Fahy Lydican Claregalway – – 4
Fallon Turloughmore Lackagh 1750 2014 7
Farragher Muckrush Annaghdown 1820 2014 203
Farragher Kilcoona Caherlistrane 1750 1920 203
Finn – Lackagh/Claregalway 1750 2014 7
Flanagan Ballybride Roscommon 1855 1933 148
Flanagan Keeloges East Ballinakill 1853 1855 148
Ford – – – – 39
Fox Caherlea Claregalway 1800 2002 71
Geoghegan – Galway City 1800 1900 97
Gilmore – Killererin 1800 1900 71
Grealy   Galway/Portland, ME 1840 1860  KO
Greaney Kilgill/Bunatober Annaghdown 1800 2014 203
Greaney/Greany/
Graney		 Tuam Tuam 1843 1891 281
Heaney – Mayo South 1750 2014 7
Hoade Cahernaheena Donaghpatrick 1800 2000 287
Hosty – Castlegar 1850 1900 71
Jennings – Castlegar 1850 1900 71
Joyce – Lackagh/Claregalway 1750 2014 7
Kearney – Lackagh 1750 2014 7
Kearney Carrowmore Ballinacourty 1830 2014 203
Keaveney – Roscommon 1850 1900 12
Keavey/Keevey/
Keavy/Keevy		 Cregg Annaghdown 1800 1900 TGM
Kelly Cahermore Kinvara 1850 1950 21
Kelly Newgrove Newbridge 1870 1950 168
King Tuam Tuam 1834 1904 281
Kyne – Lackagh – – 287
Lohan/Loughan Ballygar/Lisquell
East		 Killeroran 1800 1889 283
Martin Cartron Ballygar 1830 1950 168
McGann – – – – 39
McGrath – Lackagh 1800 2014 71
McHugo – Portumna 1825 1850 260
McVan – Sligo 1850 1900 12
Murphy Carheens Belclare 1860 2014 203
Naughton Lisheenavalla Lackagh 1800 2014 71
Nolan Newgrove Ballygar 1830 1950 168
O’Connor – Milltown/Ballindine 1750 2014 7
O’Donohue Kiltartan Gort 1850 1950 21
O’Gara – Sligo/Roscommon 1850 1920 12
O’Gara – Mayo/Donegal 1850 1920 12
O’Keeffe – Kerry North/ USA 1890 1920 81
O’Malley Killamoran Gort 1850 1950 21
Owens Prospery Ballinakill 1844 1856 148
Reilly Carrabeg Headford 1800 1900 TGM
Reilly   Galway/Portland, ME 1840 1860  KO
Ruane Rinnaharney Annaghdown 1750 1955 203
Ryan Kiltrogue Claregalway – – 4
Shaughnessy Tawin Ballinacourty – – 4
Silke   Galway/Portland, ME 1840 1860  KO
Stanton   Claremorris/Portland, ME 1880s 1920s 4
Sullivan – Moycullen/Oughterard 1850 1900 36
Sullivan – Ballinahinch 1850 1900 36
Sullivan – Carna – – 91
Tighe – Dunmore 1776 1880 268
Walsh Ballybane Galway 1850 1900 71
Walsh   Claremorris/Portland, ME 1880s 1920s  KO
Wynne Cloonacool Tubbercurry 1850 1900 12